Ruthenium is a transition metal element (atomic number 44) in the platinum group, characterized by multiple accessible oxidation states (commonly 0, +2, +3, and +4, with higher states up to +8 in oxides) and rich coordination chemistry. In topical scientific contexts, it is studied for its robust organometallic complexes, strong ligand-field effects, and tunable redox behavior that support applications in homogeneous catalysis, photophysics, and electrochemistry. Ruthenium complexes are central to research on hydrogen evolution, water oxidation, dye-sensitized solar cells, and as model systems for electron transfer and spin-state dynamics in inorganic and materials chemistry.
A novel apparatus at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has made extremely precise measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei. The measurements are a significant milestone in nuclear physics ...
General Physics
Jan 30, 2026
0
84
A research team has demonstrated that thin films of ruthenium dioxide (RuO₂) exhibit altermagnetism—the defining property of what is now recognized as the third fundamental class of magnetic materials.
Condensed Matter
Dec 16, 2025
0
136
A research team affiliated with UNIST announced the successful development of a novel semiconductor device that uses a new class of materials, known as altermagnetism. This breakthrough is expected to significantly advance ...
General Physics
Jul 17, 2025
0
68
At the 2025 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC), imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, has presented Ru lines at 16nm pitch with average resistance as low ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 5, 2025
0
24
A research team led by Prof. Liang Changhao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel method for synthesizing carbon nanotube (CNT)-supported intermetallic RuM ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 21, 2025
0
57
A new route to materials with complex disordered magnetic properties at the quantum level has been produced by scientists for the first time. The material, based on a framework of ruthenium, fulfills the requirements of the ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 15, 2024
0
108
A team of researchers, led by Professor Soo-Hyun Kim in the Graduate School of Semiconductors Materials and Devices Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST has made significant progress ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 3, 2024
0
102
Currently, electrocatalytic water splitting is one of the most inexpensive, clean, reliable, quiet and affordable industrial-grade efficient hydrogen (H2) production technologies. However, the most effective platinum (Pt) ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 6, 2022
1
106
A dash of ruthenium atoms on a mesh of copper nanowires could be one step toward a revolution in the global ammonia industry that also helps the environment.
Nanomaterials
May 2, 2022
0
696
