In our latest work by Amanda Chown published in Inorganic Chemistry, we show that Cr3+ acts as a reductant in the hydrothermal synthesis of CuCrO2 from Cu2+ precursors. This synthesis is widely used in the literature to generate CuCrO2 nanocrystals, however, the exact role of Cr3+ as a reductant had never been identified. The information leads to a new stoichiometric ratio of 4:3 Cr:Cu needed to produce pure CuCrO2. Deviations from this can result in side product impurities.
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Congrats Alex! Beckman Fellowship
Congratulations to former PhD student Alex Bredar for receiving a prestigious Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship! She is currently working with Jillian Dempsey at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Congrats Brandon! REU and Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Brandon Dye who received an year long Undergraduate Research Fellowship from Auburn University as well as acceptance into a summer REU program at Columbia University!
Welcome Smriti
Welcome Smriti Somai as a new graduate student in the group!
New Publication – ORR catalysis with MnFe2O4 thin films
Our latest collaborative work between Alex Bredar and Miles Blanchet (Comes group) is published in ACS Catalysis! We show that ORR electrocatalysis with spinel MnFe2O4 thin films is quite different than electrocatalysis with MnFe2O4 nanocrystals previously published in literature. This is attribute to a low Mn-surface site density where Mn is know to drive ORR catalysis.
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