High Entropy Alloy Formation Derived from High Entropy Oxide: Unlocking the Active Sites for Green Methanol Production from CO.

In pursuit of novel materials for CO conversion to value-added chemicals, previous research has predominantly focused on copper-based, indium oxide (InO)-based, and alloy or intermetallic materials. However, a groundbreaking approach is presented by introducing a high-entropy-based material for CO reduction to methanol (CHOH). This method offers scalability and simplicity, making it feasible for large-scale production of high-entropy-alloys (HEAs).

Exploration of halogen-free sustainable superhydrophobic materials for surface protection from multi-contaminants in all weather conditions.

The complex synthetic approach and utilization of toxic chemicals restrain the commercialization of numerous existing superhydrophobic materials. This article focuses on the development of a halogen-free superhydrophobic material for self-cleaning applications. HMDS-modified MCM-41 is employed as the base material.

Cobalt-Induced Phase Transformation of NiGa Generates Chiral Intermetallic CoNiGa.

The scientific community has found immense difficulty to focus on the generation of chiral intermetallics compared to the chiral molecular structure, probably due to the technical difficulty in producing them as no general controlled protocol is available. Herein, using a conventional metal flux technique, we have discovered a new ternary intermetallic CoNiGa, substituting Co at the Ni sublattice in a highly symmetric NiGa (a3̅). CoNiGa crystallizes in the 432 space group, a Sohncke type, and can host the chiral structure.

Unraveling the Role of Site Isolation and Support for Semihydrogenation of Phenylacetylene.

Intermetallic compounds (IMCs) composed of transition metals and post-transition metals function as superior heterogeneous catalysts in comparison to their monometallic and bimetallic alloy counterparts. Rendering IMCs in their nanomaterial iterations further enhances their efficiency. Herein, we demonstrate the role of PdIn as well-dispersed intermetallic nanoparticles (IMNPs) for the semihydrogenation of phenylacetylene selectively to styrene at ambient conditions.