Jakob Blahusch
jabla.bsky.social
Jakob Blahusch
@jabla.bsky.social
Researcher working on hybrid metal halides @lotschgroup.bsky.social @ LMU Munich and MPI for solid state research 👨‍🔬
https://jabla.gitlab.io/
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I have a question for #chemsky and #chemchat: I often see published PXRD patterns which do not fit to the theoretical pattern of a new structure. If the diffraction data don't support the structure, what does that say about the rest of the characterization?
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Surprising to see this in 2025. At minimum, I expected the data to be available upon reasonable request.
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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I’m excited to join the IUCr Early Career Board for Acta Cryst. A, J. Appl. Cryst., and J. Synchrotron Rad. 💎🌐

Looking forward to learning from and contributing to the crystallography community through meaningful scientific exchange!

#IUCr #EarlyCareerBoard
🔗 journals.iucr.org/s/services/e...
(IUCr) Editors and Co-editors of Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
journals.iucr.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Okay, today is physics #NobelPrize day, so there's just enough time for another instalment of...

PHYSICS NOBEL PRIZES YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF – PART 2

In 1912, a Swedish inventor called Gustaf Dalén beat Albert Einstein and Max Planck (inter alia) to the biggest prize in physics. How? Well...🧵🧪⚛️
October 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
Ahead of tomorrow’s #NobelPrize announcement, I went on a deep dive in search of the most obscure physics Nobel Prizes in history. That means it's time for a thread on...🧵

PHYSICS NOBEL PRIZES YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF – PART 1

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October 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
My tutorial review on single crystal diffraction analysis is now online @crystengcomm.rsc.org! Students, supervisors, and reviewers: Please consider this thought-provoking read to discover many facets of the crystallographic practice that are often overlooked or misunderstood 💎 #crystallography
Useful practices in single crystal diffraction analysis of reticular structures
Single crystal diffraction analysis remains the gold standard for the three-dimensional atomic structure characterization of framework materials such as metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic fram...
pubs.rsc.org
October 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
I see some new nice people joining us here on #SciSky #Academicsky - Welcome!! 🎉 🙌 Here's some tips to get you started 👇

1) #starterpacks allow you to easily follow profiles you might be
interested in, and tailor your daily feed. You into #crystallography ? Here's one go.bsky.app/MoRWz57.
September 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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This is awesome! #crystallography
Where has this awesome space group symmetry visualizer been all my life? spacegroups.symotter.org
Jmol - Space Group Symmetry
spacegroups.symotter.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Just some pretty crystals #chemsky
August 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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"The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request"

How can this still appear in scientific papers from 2025? As a reader, reviewer, and evaluator (promotions, faculty hiring, awards), it is a red flag #OpenScience #ChemSky
August 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
Check out our new paper just published together with the Canepa group. 🎉📝

We took a deep dive into the crystal structure of Li4SiS4.🔍 This helped us investigate how mixing silicon with tin in Li4SiS4–Li4SnS4 affects the structure and ionic conductivity. 🧩
Check it out ⬇️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Structure and Transport Properties in the Pseudobinary Phase System Li4SiS4–Li4SnS4
Thio-lithium superionic conductors (thio-LISICONs) are a family of promising solid electrolyte materials for potential applications in solid-state batteries. The orthorhombic polymorph of the thio-LIS...
pubs.acs.org
August 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A friend of mine recently showed me cluesbysam.com I really like the puzzles
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Look at our first group photo in 2025!

We celebrated Bettina's Leibniz award together and enjoyed the beautiful weather of early summer with BBQ ☀️🌲
Here’s to more breakthroughs, sunshine, and sizzling science this year!
July 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
New paper just dropped in JACS! 🧪

How does CALF-20 actually changes its bulk structure when exposed to CO₂ & H₂O? Thanks to in situ lab X-ray diffraction, you can now check our latest insights! 👇

🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#Chemsky
pubs.acs.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
👏Congrats to Konni, Hannes and our colleagues from the @lotschgroup.bsky.social, whose paper "Predict before You Precipitate: Learning Templating Effects in Hybrid Antimony and Bismuth Halides" is now online on Chem. Mater. @pubs.acs.org!👏

🔗Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

📝Paper digest: 👇
Predict before You Precipitate: Learning Templating Effects in Hybrid Antimony and Bismuth Halides
Hybrid organic–inorganic (HOI) antimony and bismuth halides exhibit diverse structural features and have been studied intensely for their promising electronic and optical properties. There are well-ex...
pubs.acs.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Predict before you Precipitate! 🤖🧪 Excited to share our new work! We used machine learning to predict the crystal structure of hybrid antimony and bismuth halides. Great collaboration between our colleagues at @fhi-mpg.bsky.social and @lotschgroup.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #chemsky
Predict before You Precipitate: Learning Templating Effects in Hybrid Antimony and Bismuth Halides
Hybrid organic–inorganic (HOI) antimony and bismuth halides exhibit diverse structural features and have been studied intensely for their promising electronic and optical properties. There are well-ex...
pubs.acs.org
July 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
The advantages and disadvantages of forgoing the crystalline state:
Lose Your Crystalline Form and Go Amorphous
www.science.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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common knowledge among chemists:

compressed gas cylinders basically last forever. some date back to WW2. those used in Nazi Germany (Linde) were marked with swastikas.

after the war, the swastikas were defaced into "windowpanes" ⊞ — you can still find such cylinders in the wild today.

#chemsky ⚗️🧪
April 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Cool to see the single optical axis in these crystals #chemsky
April 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
Sunlight + COFs = Battery? ☀️🔋

Fresh off the press ! 📢📰
Check out our newest work on optoionic charge storage in COFs!

#chemsky #energy #COFs
✨Our work on optoionic charge storage in COF, where we provide insights into decoupled solar energy conversion and storage is now published in JACS.✨ @lotschgroup.bsky.social @mpifkf.bsky.social

Open access paper: doi.org/10.1021/jacs...

#solar #energy #battery #COFs
April 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Burning Gallium in Chlorine gas for the preparation of GaCl3 #chemsky
April 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
Congrats again to Bettina for being awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award! 🎉 The group is extremely proud!

Check out her portrait video ⬇️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY47...
Bettina Valeska Lotsch - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preisträgerin 2025 im Portrait
YouTube video by DFG bewegt
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
Introducing the exciting collaborative work led by Dang Wook Kim on therapeutic microrobots coated with COF!🚚💊
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A huge thanks to our amazing collaborators for making this possible!
@mpi-is.bsky.social x @ethzurich.bsky.social x @mpifkf.bsky.social 🤝
Upconversion Nanoparticle‐Covalent Organic Framework Core–shell Particles as Therapeutic Microrobots Trackable With Optoacoustic Imaging
Upconversion nanoparticle-covalent organic framework core–shell particles provide enhanced contrast for optoacoustic imaging by leveraging the optical absorption of upconversion luminescence within t...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Reposted by Jakob Blahusch
We were excited to be at the #HäkoConference2025 in Innsbruck with some of the team! 🤝✨ Learning, networking, and great science. 🧪

#chemsky @jabla.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM