Scientists discover how light activates cheaper nickel catalysts to replace expensive palladium
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 15:47
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of scientists across several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories has unraveled how light and a previously unknown form of certain nickel-based catalysts together unlock and preserve reactivity. This research, described in the journal Nature Communications, could potentially advance the use of abundant nickel in place of more expensive palladium in industrial chemistry.