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Simon M. Humphrey is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans several fields and subfields within the chemical sciences and materials science, focusing extensively on materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry.

The main fields of study associated with Simon M. Humphrey include:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry

Within these broad areas, they specialize in several subfields:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Catalysis

The research topics covered in their work feature a variety of scientific themes:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Simon M. Humphrey has contributed papers to frequent publication venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Faraday Discussions

Significant recent papers include:

  • Selective adsorption of volatile organic compounds in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), 2023, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • CuxIr1-x Nanoalloy Catalysts Achieve Near 100% Selectivity for Aqueous Nitrite Reduction to NH3, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • PdAg Alloy Nanocatalysts: Toward Economically Viable Nitrite Reduction in Drinking Water, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Low-Valent Metal Ions as MOF Pillars: A New Route Toward Stable and Multifunctional MOFs, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Reversible Solid-State Isomerism of Azobenzene-Loaded Large-Pore Isoreticular Mg-CUK-1, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Graeme Henkelman
  • Naman Katyal
  • Vincent M. Lynch
  • Samuel G. Dunning
  • Samuel K. Emslie

Best Publications

  • Multiple Areas of Magnetic Bistability in the Topological Ferrimagnet [Co3(NC5H3(CO2)2-2,5)2(μ3-OH)2(OH2)2]

    Simon M. Humphrey;Paul T. Wood

  • Titanium, zinc and alkaline-earth metal complexes supported by bulky O,N,N,O-multidentate ligands: syntheses, characterisation and activity in cyclic ester polymerisation.

    Yann Sarazin;Ruth H. Howard;David L. Hughes;Simon M. Humphrey

  • Charge-Transfer Interaction of Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) with Platinum and Rhodium Nanoparticles

    Yuri Borodko;Simon M. Humphrey;T. Don Tilley;Heinz Frei

  • Gas‐Sorption Selectivity of CUK‐1: A Porous Coordination Solid Made of Cobalt(II) and Pyridine‐2,4‐ Dicarboxylic Acid

    Ji Woong Yoon;Sung Hwa Jhung;Young Kyu Hwang;Simon M Humphrey

  • Porous Cobalt(II)–Organic Frameworks with Corrugated Walls: Structurally Robust Gas‐Sorption Materials

    Simon M Humphrey;Jong San Chang;Sung Hwa Jhung;Ji Woong Yoon

  • Rational Design of Rhodium-Iridium Alloy Nanoparticles as Highly Active Catalysts for Acidic Oxygen Evolution.

    Hongyu Guo;Zhiwei Fang;Hao Li;Desiree Fernandez

  • Beneficial effects of microwave-assisted heating versus conventional heating in noble metal nanoparticle synthesis.

    Naween Dahal;Stephany García;Jiping Zhou;Simon M Humphrey

  • Ligand transfer reactions of mixed-metal lanthanide/magnesium allyl complexes with β-diketimines: Synthesis, structures, and ring-opening polymerization catalysis

    Luis F. Sánchez-Barba;David L. Hughes;Simon M. Humphrey;Manfred Bochmann

  • Selective adsorption of volatile organic compounds in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

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  • Microwave Synthesis of Classically Immiscible Rhodium–Silver and Rhodium–Gold Alloy Nanoparticles: Highly Active Hydrogenation Catalysts

    Stephany García;Liang Zhang;Graham W. Piburn;Graeme Andrew Henkelman

  • Rhodium Nanoparticles from Cluster Seeds: Control of Size and Shape by Precursor Addition Rate

    Simon M. Humphrey;Michael E. Grass;Susan E. Habas;Krisztian Niesz

  • Synthesis, Ion Aggregation, Alkyl Bonding Modes, and Dynamics of 14-Electron Metallocenium Ion Pairs [(SBI)MCH2SiMe3+···X-] (M = Zr, Hf): Inner-Sphere (X = MeB(C6F5)3) versus Outer-Sphere (X = B(C6F5)4) Structures and the Implications for “Continuous” or “Intermittent” Alkene Polymerization Mechanisms

    Fuquan Song;Simon J. Lancaster;Roderick D. Cannon;Mark Schormann

  • Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Classically Immiscible Bimetallics: A Case Study of RhAu

    Hao Li;Long Luo;Pranaw Kunal;Cecile S. Bonifacio

  • PdAu Alloy Nanoparticle Catalysts: Effective Candidates for Nitrite Reduction in Water

    Sarah Seraj;Pranaw Kunal;Hao Li;Graeme Henkelman

  • Sonogashira Coupling Catalyzed by Gold Nanoparticles: Does Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Catalysis Dominate?

    Georgios Kyriakou;Simon K. Beaumont;Simon M. Humphrey;Simon M. Humphrey;Claudia Antonetti

  • A Sensor for Trace H2O Detection in D2O

    Samuel G. Dunning;Ana J. Nuñez;Ana J. Nuñez;Matthew D. Moore;Alexander Steiner

  • A coordination polymer of (Ph3P)AuCl prepared by post-synthetic modification and its application in 1-hexene/n-hexane separation.

    Ana J. Nuñez;Lindsey N. Shear;Naween Dahal;Ilich A. Ibarra

  • New Bis(allyl)(diketiminato) and Tris(allyl) Lanthanide Complexes and Their Reactivity in the Polymerization of Polar Monomers

    Luis F. Sanchez-Barba;David L. Hughes;Simon M. Humphrey;M. Bochmann

  • Rational design of porous coordination polymers based on bis(phosphine)MCl2 complexes that exhibit high-temperature H2 sorption and chemical reactivity.

    Alisha M. Bohnsack;Ilich A. Ibarra;Vladimir I. Bakhmutov;Vincent M. Lynch

  • Highly reversible sorption of H2S and CO2 by an environmentally friendly Mg-based MOF

    Elí Sánchez-González;Paulo G. M. Mileo;Mónica Sagastuy-Breña;J. Raziel Álvarez

  • Hydrothermal synthesis and magnetic properties of novel Mn(II) and Zn(II) materials with thiolato-carboxylate donor ligand frameworks

    Simon M. Humphrey;Richard A. Mole;Jeremy M. Rawson;Paul T. Wood

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme Henkelman
Graeme Henkelman The University of Texas at Austin
Vincent M. Lynch
Vincent M. Lynch The University of Texas at Austin
Hao Li
Hao Li Zhejiang University
Jonathan L. Sessler
Jonathan L. Sessler The University of Texas at Austin
Dominic S. Wright
Dominic S. Wright University of Cambridge
Jong-San Chang
Jong-San Chang Sungkyunkwan University
Young Kyu Hwang
Young Kyu Hwang Korea University of Science and Technology
Manfred Bochmann
Manfred Bochmann University of East Anglia
David L. Hughes
David L. Hughes University of East Anglia
Judith C. Yang
Judith C. Yang Brookhaven National Laboratory

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