Kirill Kovnir Lab

Check out our recent work led by @oppong_richeal on “Come for predictions, stay for complexity: Synthesis and experimental probing of ionic conductivity in Li9B19S33” in @JMaterChem -@iowastatechem @AmesNatLab pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Check out our recent work led by @KongSeongyoung on Facet-Dependent Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on M2P (M = Ni, Co, Fe) Single Crystals, now available in @ACSCatalysis. @iowastatechem, @AmesNatLab pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Live now in @ChemMater Check out our latest work led by @AmobiGenevieve on “Encapsulation of Ba in InSb Framework Introduces Chirality in Clathrate-Like BaIn4Sb4” @iowastatechem, @nanophononics pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Out now in @J_A_C_S We show how a chimie douce route enables substitution of 3d metals into 2D PtSe2, unlocking ferromagnetism in metastable Pt1-xMxSe2 @KovnirLab @AmesNatLab @iowastatechem @ChemViswanathan pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

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 @iowastatechem @AmesNatLab pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

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

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

Cherry Blossoms became an official member of the Kovnir Lab!!! @iowastatechem #groupphoto #spring2025

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

Many thanks to Yoji Kobayashi @YojiKobayashi3 for hosting my visit to KAUST. Really enjoyed the visit and all discussions with Yoji and faculty and students.

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

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

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

Do you like big crystals? Check out former undergrad @vkyveryga ‘s paper on “Cause, Consequence, and Control of Ag Vacancies in BaAg2–xAs2” published in @InorgChem! @AmesNatLab @iowastatechem pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

A cover illustrating our work on NLO silicon phosphides. @ACS4Authors #MyACSCover.

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

Check out our recent paper on “FeSi4P4 and CoSi3P3: Hidden Gems of Ternary Tetrel Pnictides with Outstanding Nonlinear Optical Properties” published in @ChemMater |pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @iowastatechem @AmesNatLab

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

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

Kovnir group family tree