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Rapid flipping between electrolyte and metallic states in ammonia solutions of alkali metals
Nature Communications 16: 4302 (2025)
Nonmetal-to-metal transitions are among the most fascinating phenomena in material science, associated with strong correlations, large fluctuations, and related features relevant to applications in electronics, spintronics, and optics. Dissolving alkali metals in liquid ammonia results in the formation of solvated electrons, which are localised in dilute solutions but exhibit metallic behaviour at higher concentrations, forming a disordered liquid metal. The electrolyte-to-metal transition in these systems appears to be gradual, but its microscopic origins remain poorly understood. Here, we provide a detailed time-resolved picture of the electrolyte-to-metal transition in solutions of lithium in liquid ammonia, employing ab initio molecular dynamics and many-body perturbation theory, which are validated against photoelectron spectroscopy experiments. We find a rapid flipping between metallic and electrolyte states that persist only on a sub-picosecond timescale within a broad range of…
Acidobasic equilibria of inubosin derivatives studied by UV–Vis spectroscopy
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 334: 125950 (2025)
Design of potent mannose-6-phosphate derivatives as ligands for CI-M6P/IGF2R using fluorescence polarization assay
Chemistry - A European Journal 2025: Early View
Polymerase Synthesis of Hypermodified DNA Displaying a Combination of Thiol, Hydroxyl, Carboxylate and Imidazole Functional Groups in the Major Groove
Chemistry - A European Journal 2025: Early View