The Hidden Pathways in Dense Energy Materials – Oxygen at Defects in Nanocrystalline Metals

Highly abundant oxygen-rich line defects (blue) can act as fast oxygen transport paths. These defects show similar chemistry and therefore similar catalytic activity to the materials surface. These results provide the opportunity to design and produce simple scalable structures as catalysts, whose functionality derives from internal defects rather than from the materials surfaces. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.