The activation of O2 on metal surfaces is a critical process for heterogeneous catalysis and
materials oxidation. Fundamental studies of well-defined metal surfaces using a variety of …

A heterogeneous catalyst is a functional material that continually creates active sites with its
reactants under reaction conditions. These sites change the rates of chemical reactions of …

This review covers the structure of, and chemical reactions on, well-defined cerium oxide
surfaces. Ceria, or mixed oxides containing ceria, are critical components in automotive …

The controllable synthesis of nanostructured CeO2-based materials is an imperative issue
for environment-and energy-related applications. In this review, we present the recent …

Interactions of metal particles with oxide supports can radically enhance the performance of
supported catalysts. At the microscopic level, the details of such metal–oxide interactions …

Model systems are very important to identify the working principles of real catalysts, and to
develop concepts that can be used in the design of new catalytic materials. In this review we …

Interactions between metals and oxides are key factors to determine the performance of
metal/oxide heterojunctions, particularly in nanotechnology, where the miniaturization of …

For many decades, the concept of a “rate-determining step” has been of central importance
in understanding chemical kinetics in multistep reaction mechanisms and using that …

Superbly organized and of great pedagogic value,'Spectroscopy in Catalysis' describes the
most important modern analytical techniques used to investigate catalytic surfaces. These …

This critical review describes the reactivity of heterogeneous catalysts from the point of view
of four simple, but essential for Chemistry, molecules (namely dihydrogen, carbon …