@article{fbec0257-98c3-4e86-9757-4c34f021a1a1,
  abstract     = {{<p>Solution combustion synthesis (SCS) is a rapid and scalable synthetic pathway for producing metallic and oxide nanoparticles and thin films, resulting from the exothermic combustion between a metal cation, chelating organic fuel, and an oxidant. However, understanding the divergence in SCS between thin-film and unconfined bulk combustion, as well as in situ experiments probing the reaction progression, remains limited. Here, we leverage X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), along with other X-ray- and electron-based characterizations, to explore the interplay between precursor chemistry and combustion geometry (thin film versus bulk powder) in yielding a range of nickel-based oxide, metallic, and complex carbide/metallic structures, with generalizability to other transition metals. We develop a fundamental understanding of the effect of precursor stoichiometries on the reaction products attainable using SCS. Using shallow-angle in situ XAS, we then measure the kinetics and activation energies for thin-film conversion via combustion synthesis.</p>}},
  author       = {{Colburn, Thomas W. and Carbone, Abigail and Just, Justus and Bindon, Sarah and Wainer, Ryan and Miller, Robert D. and Dauskardt, Reinhold H.}},
  issn         = {{2451-9308}},
  keywords     = {{combustion kinetics; metal oxides; metallic catalysts; nickel oxide; perovskite solar cells; solution combustion synthesis; thin-film manufacturing; thin-film semiconductors; transparent conducting oxides; X-ray absorption spectroscopy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Chem}},
  title        = {{In situ insights from non-equilibrium solution combustion synthesis : From semiconducting thin films to metallic nanostructures}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2026.102943}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.chempr.2026.102943}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}