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Understanding the Dynamics of Single-Site Heterogeneous Catalysts Research Highlights

Determining the Distributions of Surface Sites in Motion

A method was established to study the geometry and arrangement of dynamic surface species.

Arrangement of dynamic surface species

Software Enables Surface Structure Determination

An open-source program was released that enables the 3D structure determination of surface sites.

3D structure of the complex

Determining the Distributions of Surface Sites in Motion

A method was established to study the geometry and arrangement of dynamic surface species.

Dynamic surface detail

Methyl-Driver Overhauser Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

A new dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) mechanism has been discovered involving methyl rotation to mediate an Overhauser effect (OE).

Overhauser effect dynamic nuclear polarization visual

Observing the Dynamics of Supported Metal Complexes

The dynamics of a supported scandium complex have been mapped with unprecedented detail

Supported Metal Complexes

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