Ultrafast solid-liquid intercalation enabled by targeted microwave energy delivery.

ABSTRACT: In chemical reactions, the breaking and formation of chemical bonds usually need external energy to overcome the activation barriers. Conventional energy delivery transfers energy from heating sources via various media, hence losing efficiency and inducing side reactions. In contrast, microwave (MW) heating is known to be highly energy efficient through dipole interaction with polar media, but how exactly it transmits energy to initiate chemical reactions has been unknown. Here, we report a rigorous determination of energy delivery mechanisms underlying MW-enabled rapid hydrothermal synthesis, by monitoring the structure and temperature of all the involved components as solid-liquid intercalation reaction occurs using in situ synchrotron techniques. We reveal a hitherto unknown direct ener

SUBMITTER: Zhang MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7744073 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature