Discoveries and progress in materials science often lay the foundation for technological breakthroughs that reshape many industrial and commercial fields, including medicine, consumer electronics, and energy generation, to name a few.
Yet, the development of experimental techniques crucially underpins the exploration of new materials, paving the way for groundbreaking discoveries. These techniques allow scientists to delve into a material's chemical and physical properties, unlocking insights essential for realizing their potential applications.
In a recent study published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A, a research team led by Associate Professor Kaori Niki from Chiba University, Japan, reported a new methodology to experimentally visualize molecular orbitals (MOs)—the distribution and state of electrons in a given molecule.
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