Despite all the mess United created we are still crawling towards Solid State Chemistry GRC

Several generations of scientists united by Iowa State University/Ames National Laboratory at Solid State Chemistry GRC.

Kovnir group family tree

Gayatri Viswanathan designs new materials for clean energy conversion and generation. Learn more about Gayatri Viswanathan and the 2024 #CASFutureLeaders before they arrive in Columbus next week. ow.ly/Jgax50SIchQ

Absolutely horrific to learn that Miguel Alario Franco, a leading solid-state chemist from Spain, suddenly passed away yesterday. We enjoyed his presence during the last GRC only a month ago, and we will miss him, his famous humor and spectacular jokes. RIP

Check out our recent paper on “FeSi4P4 and CoSi3P3: Hidden Gems of Ternary Tetrel Pnictides with Outstanding Nonlinear Optical Properties” published in Chemistry of Materials |pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… Iowa State Department of Chemistry Ames National Laboratory

When van der Waals Met Kagome: A 2D Antimonide with a Vanadium-Kagome Network | Journal of the American Chemical Society Iowa State University #vanderWaals #Kagome #Antimony #Vanadium #Network pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

A cover illustrating our work on NLO silicon phosphides. ACS for Authors #MyACSCover.

Do you like big crystals? Check out former undergrad Victoria Kyveryga ‘s paper on “Cause, Consequence, and Control of Ag Vacancies in BaAg2–xAs2” published in Inorganic Chemistry! Ames National Laboratory Iowa State Department of Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

2025 North American Solid State Chemistry Conference (NASSCC 2025) will be hosted at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on July 28-31, 2025. Please visit the conference website: group.chem.iastate.edu/Kovnir/NASSCC2…    and submit an abstract! #NASSCC2025

NASSCC abstract submission is open! Come for the science, stay for the corn 🌽 #NASSCC2025

Interested in the magnetism of noncentrosymmetric rare-earth + transition-metal quaternary sulfides? Check out our latest article in Chemistry of Materials Interplay of 3d and 4f Magnetism in Chiral Y6FeSi2S14 and Tb6FeSi2S14 Chalcogenides | Chemistry of Materials pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Many thanks to Yoji Kobayashi Yoji Kobayashi KAUST for hosting my visit to KAUST. Really enjoyed the visit and all discussions with Yoji and faculty and students.

Student Spotlight - Alice and Donald Hudson Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Grant Lansing

Cherry Blossoms became an official member of the Kovnir Lab!!! Iowa State Department of Chemistry #groupphoto #spring2025

group.chem.iastate.edu/Kovnir/NASSCC2… NASSCC registration is extended until June 11th. Register to secure your spot at the conference.

NASSCC Program is out group.chem.iastate.edu/Kovnir/NASSCC2…

To Substitute Rather Than Intercalate: Chimie douce Approach to Induce Ferromagnetism in Metastable Pt0.8M0.2Se2 (M = Cr, Co, Ni) | Journal of the American Chemical Society Iowa State Department of Chemistry Ames National Laboratory pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Out now in J. Am. Chem. Soc. We show how a chimie douce route enables substitution of 3d metals into 2D PtSe2, unlocking ferromagnetism in metastable Pt1-xMxSe2 Kirill Kovnir Lab Ames National Laboratory Iowa State Department of Chemistry Gayatri Viswanathan pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Live now in Chemistry of Materials Check out our latest work led by Amobi Genevieve on “Encapsulation of Ba in InSb Framework Introduces Chirality in Clathrate-Like BaIn4Sb4” Iowa State Department of Chemistry, Davide Donadio pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…