Shear-activation of mechanochemical reactions through molecular deformation

Abstract Mechanical stress can directly activate chemical reactions by reducing the reaction energy barrier. A possible mechanism of such mechanochemical activation is structural deformation of the reactant species. However, the effect of deformation on the reaction energetics is unclear, especially...

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Main Authors: Fakhrul H. Bhuiyan, Yu-Sheng Li, Seong H. Kim, Ashlie Martini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53254-2