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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
A US perspective on closing the carbon cycle to defossilize difficult-to-electrify segments of our economy
Shaw, W. J., Kidder, M. K., Bare, S. R., Delferro, M., Morris, J. R., Toma, F. M., Senanayake, S. D., Autrey, T., Biddinger, E. J., Boettcher, S., Bowden, M. E., Britt, P. F., Brown, R. C., Bullock, R. M., Chen, J. G., Daniel, C., Dorhout, P. K., Efroymson, R. A., Gaffney, K. J. & Gagliardi, L. & 44 others, , May 2024, In: Nature Reviews Chemistry. 8, 5, p. 376-400 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Direct Determination of High-Affinity Binding Constants by Continuous Injection Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
Chang, J. W., Mu, Y., Armaou, A. & Rioux, R. M., Dec 21 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 127, 50, p. 10833-10842 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Active-site isolation in intermetallics enables precise identification of elementary reaction kinetics during olefin hydrogenation
He, H., Canning, G. A., Nguyen, A., Dasgupta, A., Meyer, R. J., Rioux, R. M. & Janik, M. J., Jul 2023, In: Nature Catalysis. 6, 7, p. 596-605 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The role of surface hydroxyls in the entropy-driven adsorption and spillover of H2 on Au/TiO2 catalysts
Mahdavi-Shakib, A., Whittaker, T. N., Yun, T. Y., Sravan Kumar, K. B., Rich, L. C., Wang, S., Rioux, R. M., Grabow, L. C. & Chandler, B. D., Aug 2023, In: Nature Catalysis. 6, 8, p. 710-719 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Synthesis and Characterization of Magnesium/Boron Solid Solutions for Energetic Applications
Agarwal, P. P. K., Jensen, D., Chen, C. H., Rioux, R. M. & Matsoukas, T., Jun 27 2022, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 5, 6, p. 6716-6723 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Atomic control of active-site ensembles in ordered alloys to enhance hydrogenation selectivity
Dasgupta, A., He, H., Gong, R., Shang, S. L., Zimmerer, E. K., Meyer, R. J., Liu, Z. K., Janik, M. J. & Rioux, R. M., May 2022, In: Nature Chemistry. 14, 5, p. 523-529 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emergent Behavior in Oxidation Catalysis over Single-Atom Pd on a Reducible CeO2Support via Mixed Redox Cycles
Wang, L., Deo, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Pantelis, N. A., Janik, M. J. & Rioux, R. M., Oct 21 2022, In: ACS Catalysis. 12, 20, p. 12927-12941 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Surface-Functionalized Boron Nanoparticles with Reduced Oxide Content by Nonthermal Plasma Processing for Nanoenergetic Applications
Agarwal, P. P. K., Jensen, D., Chen, C. H., Rioux, R. M. & Matsoukas, T., Feb 10 2021, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 13, 5, p. 6844-6853 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Continuous Injection Isothermal Titration Calorimetry for in Situ Evaluation of Thermodynamic Binding Properties of Ligand-Receptor Binding Models
Chang, J. W., Armaou, A. & Rioux, R. M., Jul 29 2021, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 125, 29, p. 8075-8087 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding the Solution-Phase Growth of Cu and Ag Nanowires and Nanocubes from First Principles
Fichthorn, K. A., Chen, Z., Chen, Z., Rioux, R. M., Kim, M. J. & Wiley, B. J., Apr 20 2021, In: Langmuir. 37, 15, p. 4419-4431 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ring-opening and hydrodenitrogenation of indole under hydrothermal conditions over Ni, Pt, Ru, and Ni-Ru bimetallic catalysts
Guo, Y., He, H., Liu, X., Chen, Z., Rioux, R. M., Janik, M. J. & Savage, P. E., Feb 15 2021, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 406, 126853.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Catalyst Design for Selective Hydrogenation of Benzene to Cyclohexene through Density Functional Theory and Microkinetic Modeling
He, H., Meyer, R. J., Rioux, R. M. & Janik, M. J., Oct 1 2021, In: ACS Catalysis. 11, 19, p. 11831-11842 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chemical Identity of Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) End Groups Impact Shape Evolution during the Synthesis of Ag Nanostructures
Jharimune, S., Pfukwa, R., Chen, Z., Anderson, J., Klumperman, B. & Rioux, R. M., Jan 13 2021, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143, 1, p. 184-195 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Solvent-Dependent Impact of Spectator Anions on the Thermodynamics of Cation Exchange in CdSe Nanocrystals
Jharimune, S., Sathe, A. A. & Rioux, R. M., Jun 17 2021, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125, 23, p. 12792-12801 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Factors controlling the molecular modification of one-dimensional zeolites
Li, R., Elliott, W. A., Clark, R. J., Sutjianto, J. G., Rioux, R. M., Palmer, J. C. & Rimer, J. D., Sep 14 2021, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23, 34, p. 18610-18617 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review