SUNCAT Mission

The SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis is a partnership between Stanford School of Engineering and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The mission of SUNCAT is to overcome challenges associated with the atomic-scale design of catalysts for chemical transformations of interest for sustainable energy conversion and storage. By combining experimental and computational methods we are developing a quantitative description of chemical processes at the solid-gas and solid-liquid interface. By identifying the factors controlling the catalytic properties of solid surfaces, we devise strategies to design new catalysts. Our approach integrates electronic structure theory, kinetic modeling and data science with operando and in-situ characterization techniques, synthesis of alloys, compounds, and functional nanostructures, and experimental testing under realistic process conditions.

Recent Publications

CO2 Oxidative Ethane Dehydrogenation on CeO2/SiO2-Supported NiFe3 Catalysts. Rachel Spurlock, Ezgi Erdem, Sang-Won Lee, Junjie Chen, Alessandro Gallo, Adam C. Nielander, Thomas F. Jaramillo. ChemCatChem, 17, e202402030. 2025.
In Situ Neutron Reflectometry Reveals the Interfacial Microenvironment Driving Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis. Valerie A. Niemann, Mathieu Doucet, Peter Benedek, Niklas H. Deissler, Jon Bjarke Valbaek, Sang-Won Lee, Isabela Rios Amador, Wrayzene L. Willoughby, Ib Chorkendorff, Adam C. Nielander, Willam A. Tarpeh, Thomas F. Jaramillo. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, 12469-12480. 2025.
Multimodal In Situ Characterization Uncovers Unexpected Stability of a Cobalt Electrocatalyst for Acidic Sustainable Energy Technologies. Ashton M. Aleman, Colin F. Crago, Gaurav A. Kamat, Aniket S. Mule, Jaime E. Aviles Acosta, Jesse E. Matthews, Nathaniel Keyes, Ryan T. Hannagan, Adam C. Nielander, Michaela Burke Stevens, Thomas F. Jaramillo. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, 10309-10319. 2025.

SUNCAT Institute 2025

Upcoming Events

May
23
Dr. Xixi Qin
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Jun
06
Dr. Igor Daniel de Araujo Evangelista
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am