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SUMMARY:Modernist Materials Synthesis: Finding Thermodynamic Shortcuts with
  Hyperdimensional Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20230926T160000
UID:2026-05-16-12-18-59@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260516T121859
Description:About the Seminar:\n\nA significant challenge in inorganic mate
 rials synthesis is to rationally control composition and structure of mate
 rials to achieve desired properties. Unfortunately\, metastability or glac
 ial reaction kinetics inhibits the search for and synthesis of functional 
 materials. Yet\, solid-state metathesis reactions\, which have an expanded
 \, hyperdimensional\, compositional space from that of the products\, ofte
 n avoid formation of unreactive intermediates. Furthermore\, the nominally
  spectating elements can even impart selectivity between different product
 s. Experimental in situ investigation of reactions (e.g.\, with synchrotro
 n X-ray powder diffraction) paired with computational thermodynamics sheds
  light on how intermediates in the reaction dictate the local chemical pot
 entials that define the reaction pathway. Selectivity results when interme
 diates provide direct thermochemical connections between the reactants and
  a targeted compound\, as illustrated for myriad complex manganese oxides.
  With this discovery\, we now envision an approach for predictive\, prescr
 iptive materials synthesis and reversible conversion.\n\nYou can learn mor
 e about Dr. Neilson and his research here: https://www.chem.colostate.edu/
 person/?id=F14B47A77B35402A872B2AAB18DDDC75&amp\;sq=t 4:00 pm
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