by carscat | Sep 23, 2020 | Science Highlights
Harvesting quantitative fO2 information from synchrotron μ-XANES measurements of Cr2+/ΣCr in olivine phenocrysts requires robust thermodynamic or empirical models that can accurately predict Cr2+/ΣCr in basaltic liquids as a function of fO2, temperature, and liquid...
by carscat | Sep 23, 2020 | Science Highlights
Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) is one of the dominant cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries. Here a simple, efficient and scalable surface doping technique is successfully demonstrated, which can be readily used in mass production of cathode...
by carscat | Sep 10, 2020 | Science Highlights
Molecular-level forces experienced by a surfactant during emulsification can have a significant impact on emulsion structure and effective properties. Understanding the interplay of molecular-level forces and effective phase properties during in situ emulsification is...
by carscat | Sep 10, 2020 | Science Highlights
Sorption of ions at the mineral–water interface is an important factor that determines the fate of toxic metals in the environment. Here, we use barite as a model substrate to understand the interaction of toxic-metal lead (Pb) with ionic crystals. The coverage and...
by carscat | Jul 1, 2020 | Science Highlights
Challenges with in situ visualization of nonparticulate organics in porous materials limit understanding and modeling processes of transport, decomposition, and storage of organic compounds. In particular, it impedes deciphering the mechanisms driving accumulation and...
by carscat | May 14, 2020 | Science Highlights
It is challenging to separate water from gas phases in computed tomography images of three-phase granular materials because water and most gases have close attenuation coefficients for x-ray. This article presents two techniques for three-dimensional (3D) imaging...
