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Sharon Mitchell

Sharon Mitchell

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
15523
World Ranking
9586
National Ranking
188

Overview

Sharon Mitchell is a researcher based at ETH Zurich in Switzerland whose work focuses primarily on materials science, chemical engineering, and chemistry. Their academic contributions span several subfields, including materials chemistry, catalysis, renewable energy and sustainability, organic chemistry, and inorganic chemistry.

The researcher's work centers on topics such as catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, machine learning applications in materials science, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, catalysts for methane reforming, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Sharon Mitchell include the following:

  • Single-Atom Catalysts across the Periodic Table, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Scalable two-step annealing method for preparing ultra-high-density single-atom catalyst libraries, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Unifying views on catalyst deactivation, 2022, Nature Catalysis
  • Nanoscale engineering of catalytic materials for sustainable technologies, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Design of Local Atomic Environments in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Renewable Energy Conversions, 2020, Advanced Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mitchell include Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Núria López, Andrea Ruiz-Ferrando, Dario Faust Akl, and Olga V. Safonova.

Mitchell's research has been published extensively in several prominent venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ACS Catalysis

This breadth of publication venues illustrates their active engagement in sharing findings across communities focused on materials science and catalysis.

Best Publications

  • Single-Atom Catalysts across the Periodic Table.

    Selina K Kaiser;Zupeng Chen;Dario Faust Akl;Sharon Mitchell

  • Indium Oxide as a Superior Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis by CO2 Hydrogenation.

    Oliver Martin;Antonio J. Martín;Cecilia Mondelli;Sharon Mitchell

  • Scalable two-step annealing method for preparing ultra-high-density single-atom catalyst libraries

    Xiao Hai;Shibo Xi;Sharon Mitchell;Karim Harrath;Karim Harrath

  • A heterogeneous single-atom palladium catalyst surpassing homogeneous systems for Suzuki coupling.

    Zupeng Chen;Evgeniya Vorobyeva;Sharon J. Mitchell;Edvin Fako

  • Nanoscale engineering of catalytic materials for sustainable technologies.

    Sharon Mitchell;Ruixuan Qin;Nanfeng Zheng;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

  • Stabilization of Single Metal Atoms on Graphitic Carbon Nitride

    Zupeng Chen;Sharon Mitchell;Evgeniya Vorobyeva;Rowan K. Leary

  • From powder to technical body: the undervalued science of catalyst scale up

    Sharon Mitchell;Nina-Luisa Michels;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

  • Mesopore quality determines the lifetime of hierarchically structured zeolite catalysts

    Maria Milina;Sharon Mitchell;Paolo Crivelli;David Cooke

  • The Multifaceted Reactivity of Single-Atom Heterogeneous Catalysts.

    Sharon Mitchell;Evgeniya Vorobyeva;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

  • Design of Local Atomic Environments in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Renewable Energy Conversions.

    Tao Sun;Sharon Mitchell;Jing Li;Pin Lyu

  • Geminal-atom catalysis for cross-coupling

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  • Visualization of hierarchically structured zeolite bodies from macro to nano length scales

    Sharon Mitchell;Nina-Luisa Michels;Karsten Kunze;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

  • Single atom catalysis: a decade of stunning progress and the promise for a bright future.

    Sharon Mitchell;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

  • Structure–performance descriptors and the role of Lewis acidity in the methanol-to-propylene process

    Irina Yarulina;Irina Yarulina;Kristof De Wispelaere;Simon Bailleul;Joris Goetze

  • Full Compositional Flexibility in the Preparation of Mesoporous MFI Zeolites by Desilication

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  • Structural analysis of hierarchically organized zeolites

    Sharon Mitchell;Ana B. Pinar;Jeffrey Kenvin;Paolo Crivelli

  • Selective ensembles in supported palladium sulfide nanoparticles for alkyne semi-hydrogenation.

    Davide Albani;Masoud Shahrokhi;Zupeng Chen;Sharon Mitchell

  • Full Compositional Flexibility in the Preparation of Mesoporous MFI Zeolites by Desilication

    Danny Verboekend;Sharon Mitchell;Maria Milina;Johan C. Groen

  • Advances in heterogeneous single-cluster catalysis

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  • From the Lindlar Catalyst to Supported Ligand‐Modified Palladium Nanoparticles: Selectivity Patterns and Accessibility Constraints in the Continuous‐Flow Three‐Phase Hydrogenation of Acetylenic Compounds

    Gianvito Vilé;Neyvis Almora-Barrios;Sharon Mitchell;Núria López

  • Enhanced Reduction of CO2 to CO over Cu–In Electrocatalysts: Catalyst Evolution Is the Key

    Gastón O. Larrazábal;Antonio J. Martín;Sharon Mitchell;Roland Hauert

  • Effects of Binders on the Performance of Shaped Hierarchical MFI Zeolites in Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons

    Nina-Luisa Michels;Sharon Mitchell;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

  • Hierarchical FAU‐ and LTA‐Type Zeolites by Post‐Synthetic Design: A New Generation of Highly Efficient Base Catalysts

    Danny Verboekend;Tobias C. Keller;Sharon Mitchell;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland Hauert
Roland Hauert Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Núria López
Núria López University of Barcelona
Frank Krumeich
Frank Krumeich ETH Zurich
David R. Cooke
David R. Cooke University of Tasmania
Paul A. Midgley
Paul A. Midgley University of Cambridge
Olga V. Safonova
Olga V. Safonova Paul Scherrer Institute
William Jones
William Jones University of Cambridge
Jorge Gascon
Jorge Gascon King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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