Clusters

Catalysis

Nanoparticles

Education

• Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Chicago, 2004
• M.S., Chemistry, University of Chicago, 1999
• B.A., Chemistry, Earlham College, 1998

Research Interests

• Organizing principles for clusters
• Catalysis
• Ligand effects on nanoparticles

Select Publications

• High-Spin Superatom Stabilized by Dual Subshell Filling. D. Bista, A.P. Aydt, K.J. Anderson, D.W. Paley, T.A. Betley, A.C. Reber, V. Chauhan, A.K. Bartholomew, X. Roy, and S.N. Khanna.
  J. Amer. Chem. Soc, 144, 5172-5179 (2022).
• Stabilization of Catalytic Surfaces through Core–Shell Structures: Ag–Ir/Al₂O₃ Case Study. M. Parizad, A. P. Wong, A. C. Reber, J. M. M. Tengco, S. G. Karakalos, S. N. Khanna, J. R. Regalbuto, and J. R. Monnier.   
  Catalysis 10, 13352-13363 (2020)
• Superatomic molecules with internal electric fields for light harvesting. AC Reber, V. Chauhan, D. Bista, SN Khanna. Nanoscale 12, 4736-4742 (2020)
• Co₆Se₈(PEt₃)₆ superatoms as tunable chemical dopants for two-dimensional semiconductors. AC Reber, SN Khannanpj Computational Materials 4, 33 (2018)
• More than just a support: Graphene as a solid-state ligand for palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. Y Yang, AC Reber, SE Gilliland III, CE Castano, BF Gupton, SN Khanna Journal of Catalysis 360, 20-26 (2018)