Advances in studies of the structural effects of supported Ni catalysts for CO 2 hydrogenation: from nanoparticle to single atom catalyst

Z Zhang, C Shen, K Sun, X Jia, J Ye… - Journal of Materials …, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Supported Ni catalysts are promising for CO2 hydrogenation because of their relatively
cheap price with comparable activity to noble metal catalysts. The product of CO2 …

Metal-graphene interfaces in epitaxial and bulk systems: A review

M Yang, Y Liu, T Fan, D Zhang - Progress in Materials Science, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The prosperity of graphene in the past decade has provided us with both a versatile platform
for scientific studies and a multitude of solutions for technological applications. Interfacing …

Synthesis of borophenes: Anisotropic, two-dimensional boron polymorphs

AJ Mannix, XF Zhou, B Kiraly, JD Wood, D Alducin… - Science, 2015‏ - science.org
At the atomic-cluster scale, pure boron is markedly similar to carbon, forming simple planar
molecules and cage-like fullerenes. Theoretical studies predict that two-dimensional (2D) …

Real-time imaging of adatom-promoted graphene growth on nickel

LL Patera, F Bianchini, C Africh, C Dri, G Soldano… - Science, 2018‏ - science.org
Single adatoms are expected to participate in many processes occurring at solid surfaces,
such as the growth of graphene on metals. We demonstrate, both experimentally and …

Ultrasensitive gas detection based on electrically enhanced nanoplasmonic sensor with graphene-encased gold nanorod

KH Kim, S Jo, SE Seo, J Kim, DS Lee, S Joo, J Lee… - ACS …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Nanoplasmonic sensors are a widely known concept and have been studied with various
applications. Among them, gas detection is engaging attention in many fields. However, the …

Mechanisms of adsorbing hydrogen gas on metal decorated graphene

YS Al-Hamdani, A Zen, A Michaelides, D Alfè - Physical Review Materials, 2023‏ - APS
Hydrogen is a key player in global strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In order
to make hydrogen a widely used fuel, we require more efficient methods of storing it than the …

Exceptionally stable cobalt nanoclusters on functionalized graphene

V Chesnyak, S Stavrić, M Panighel… - Small …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
To improve reactivity and achieve a higher material efficiency, catalysts are often used in the
form of clusters with nanometer dimensions, down to single atoms. Since the corresponding …

Raman spectroscopy of lattice-matched graphene on strongly interacting metal surfaces

DY Usachov, VY Davydov, VS Levitskii, VO Shevelev… - ACS …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Regardless of the widely accepted opinion that there is no Raman signal from single-layer
graphene when it is strongly bonded to a metal surface, we present Raman spectra of a …

Resolving the chemically discrete structure of synthetic borophene polymorphs

GP Campbell, AJ Mannix, JD Emery, TL Lee… - Nano …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit superlative properties dictated by
their intralayer atomic structure, which is typically derived from a limited number of …

Large-scale sublattice asymmetry in pure and boron-doped graphene

DY Usachov, AV Fedorov, OY Vilkov, AE Petukhov… - Nano …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
The implementation of future graphene-based electronics is essentially restricted by the
absence of a band gap in the electronic structure of graphene. Options of how to create a …