Chemists developed a freeze-thaw method, capable of synthesizing various noble metal aerogels (NMAs) with clean surfaces and multiscale structure. In virtue of their hierarchical structures and unique ...

Expensive noble metals often play a vital role in illuminating screens or converting solar energy into fuels. Now, chemists have succeeded in replacing these rare elements with a significantly cheaper ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Magnetism is a fundamental property of materials because it derives from the motion of electrons in an atom and the subsequent alignment of several of these motions in a material.

This manganese complex, with a record excited-state lifetime of 190 ns, could one day be a low-cost alternative to precious-metal catalysts for light-driven reactions. Credit: Katja Heinze Precious ...

However, the prerequisite for both cases is a highly concentrated solution with as little impurities as possible. By utilizing an unconventional self-healing property observed in noble metal gels, ...

Superconductivity is the phenomenon by which, at sufficiently low temperatures, electric current can flow in a metal with no resistance. While certain metals are excellent superconductors, other ...

As a non-noble metal, copper oxidizes more easily to positive valence (Cu+ or Cu2+) than same-family elements Au or Ag. In general, this chemical property is mainly determined by electron structure.

Researchers in South Korea have developed a cobalt-iron (CoFe)-based non-noble metal ammonia decomposition catalyst, advancing eco-friendly hydrogen production. The research team led by Dr. Su-Un Lee ...