Robert Rioux
Research Summary
Research interests include heterogeneous catalysis, catalyst design and synthesis, time-resolved FTIR spectroscopy of condensed systems, x-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS, XANES), reaction mechanisms in nanoscale systems and photocatalysis.
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Recent Publications
Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposited oleic acid films on Al nanoparticles (n-Al) demonstrate superior energetic performance than graphene oxide-n-Al mechanical mixtures
Agarwal, P. P. K., Rioux, R. M. & Matsoukas, T., Jul 1 2026, In: Applied Surface Science. 733, 166617.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Quantifying uncertainty in catalyst activity and deactivation during CO2 hydrogenation via round-robin testing for data-driven modelling
Bac, S., Shin, D., Hong, S., Heinlein, J., Khan, A., Barber, G., Chen, Z., Albrechtsen, M. M., Tassone, C., Rioux, R. M., Cargnello, M., Bare, S. R., Winther, K., Christopher, P. & Hoffman, A. S., Aug 2026, In: Nature Catalysis. 9, 8, p. 912-923 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The ever-evolving active site: transformation of single atoms to extended structures during the Rh-catalyzed reverse water–gas shift reaction
Barber, G., Chen, X., Khan, A., Heinlein, J., Gericke, S. M., Li, M., Zakharov, D., Yang, J., Head, A. R., Cargnello, M., Rioux, R. M. & Bare, S. R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Faraday Discussions.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Facet Preferencing by Chemical Substitution Controls Semi-Hydrogenation Selectivity in Ternary Pyrite-Type Intermetallic Compounds
Eid, M., Li, J., Roy, N., MacIntosh, K., Janik, M. J. & Rioux, R. M., Feb 6 2026, In: ACS Catalysis. 16, 3, p. 2881-2890 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Substitution of Pd with Cu and Ag in InPd3 intermetallics enhances net alkene selectivity in competitive acetylene hydrogenation
Eid, M., Li, J., Roy, N., MacIntosh, K., Rioux, R. M. & Janik, M. J., Oct 2026, In: Journal of Catalysis. 462, 117083.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
CoSn-type NiIn1–xSbx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.17): Site-Selective Substitution, Electronic Structure, Chemical Bonding, and Structural Transformation
Roy, N., Nag, J., Corrêa, C. A., Li, J., Petříček, V., Dušek, M., Proffen, T., Janik, M. J. & Rioux, R. M., Aug 17 2026, In: Inorganic chemistry. 65, 32, p. 18608-18620 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Complementary Reducing Agents are Responsible for Temporally Distinct Nucleation and Growth Phases During the Polyol Synthesis of Ag Nanocubes
Canning, G. A., Ogozaly, S., Pekarcik, M., Lieb, C. A., Jharimune, S., Pfukwa, R., Klumperman, B. & Rioux, R. M., Feb 3 2025, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 64, 6, e202418611.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Defect-Driven Redox Interplay on Anatase TiO2: Surface-Structure Dependent Activation for CO2Hydrogenation Catalysis
Chen, X., Lee, Y., Hong, S., Schroeder, E. K., Gericke, S. M., Barber, G. D., Chen, Z., Hesse, S. A., Tassone, C. J., Rioux, R. M., Christopher, P., Bare, S. R., Li, M., Zakharov, D. N., Alexandrova, A. N., Head, A. R., Zhou, G. & Yang, J. C., Nov 26 2025, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147, 47, p. 43273-43285 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dynamic Variation of Ni and Pt Single Atom Oxidation States on CeO2Nanocubes during CO Oxidation
Eudy, K., Deo, S., Weber, Z. M., Janik, M. J. & Rioux, R. M., 2025, In: ACS Catalysis. 15, p. 16674-16689 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Determination of Site Occupancy in the M-Pd-Zn (M = Cu, Ag, and Au) γ-Brass Phase by CALculation of PHAse Diagrams Modeling and Rietveld Refinement
Gong, R., Dasgupta, A., Shang, S. L., He, H., Kirkham, M., Zimmerer, E. K., Canning, G. A., Janik, M. J., Rioux, R. M. & Liu, Z. K., Feb 3 2025, In: Inorganic chemistry. 64, 4, p. 1690-1701 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Heterobinuclear Molecular Precursors Direct the Formation of Supported Subnanometer Cu–M Clusters with Tunable Catalytic Behavior
Kostan-Carmiel, M., Shema, H., Yu, H. C., Canning, G. A., Shpasser, D., Soni, A., Remennik, S., Mankad, N., Rioux, R. M., Gazit, O. & Gross, E., Oct 8 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 40, p. 56064-56076 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) Bayesian inference approach to analyze apparent activation barriers and reaction orders from microreactor data
Nguyen, A., Canning, G. A., Rioux, R. M. & Janik, M. J., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Catalysis. 451, 116389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Solving the “Coloring Problem” in InPd3–xAgx(x = 0–0.7) by Phase Diagrams Modeling and Diffraction Experiments
Roy, N., Kuila, S. K., Li, J., Eid, M., MacIntosh, K., Pramanik, P., Proffen, T., Janik, M. J., Rioux, R. M. & Jana, P. P., Dec 8 2025, In: Inorganic chemistry. 64, 48, p. 23535-23545 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Structural chemistry of intermetallic compounds for active site design in heterogeneous catalysis
Roy, N., MacIntosh, K., Eid, M., Canning, G. & Rioux, R. M., Apr 21 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 20, p. 8611-8636 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Structural Evolution and Stability of Rh/TiO2Catalysts under CO2Hydrogenation Conditions: Influence of the Initial Rh Structure
Schroeder, E. K., Hong, S., Chen, X., Hoffman, A. S., Chen, Z., Khan, A., Barber, G. D., Bac, S., Rioux, R. M., Yang, J., Tassone, C. J., Bare, S. R. & Christopher, P., Jul 18 2025, In: ACS Catalysis. 15, 14, p. 12133-12147 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
