In Situ and Emerging Transmission Electron Microscopy for Catalysis Research

HY Chao, K Venkatraman, S Moniri, Y Jiang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Catalysts are the primary facilitator in many dynamic processes. Therefore, a thorough
understanding of these processes has vast implications for a myriad of energy systems. The …

Time-resolved transmission electron microscopy for nanoscale chemical dynamics

FM Alcorn, PK Jain, RM van der Veen - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The ability of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to image a structure ranging from
millimetres to Ångströms has made it an indispensable component of the toolkit of modern …

Dynamic interplay between metal nanoparticles and oxide support under redox conditions

H Frey, A Beck, X Huang, JA van Bokhoven… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The dynamic interactions between noble metal particles and reducible metal-oxide supports
can depend on redox reactions with ambient gases. Transmission electron microscopy …

Breaking structure sensitivity in CO2 hydrogenation by tuning metal–oxide interfaces in supported cobalt nanoparticles

A Parastaev, V Muravev, EH Osta, TF Kimpel… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
A high dispersion of the active metal phase of transition metals on oxide supports is
important when designing efficient heterogeneous catalysts. Besides nanoparticles, clusters …

Restructuring of titanium oxide overlayers over nickel nanoparticles during catalysis

M Monai, K Jenkinson, AEM Melcherts, JN Louwen… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Reducible supports can affect the performance of metal catalysts by the formation of
suboxide overlayers upon reduction, a process referred to as the strong metal–support …

Operando Methods in Electrocatalysis

Y Yang, Y **ong, R Zeng, X Lu, M Krumov… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis has been the cornerstone for enhancing energy efficiency, minimizing
environmental impacts and carbon emissions, and enabling a more sustainable way of …

Micelle-directed chiral seeded growth on anisotropic gold nanocrystals

G González-Rubio, J Mosquera, V Kumar… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Surfactant-assisted seeded growth of metal nanoparticles (NPs) can be engineered to
produce anisotropic gold nanocrystals with high chiroptical activity through the templating …

Critical differences in 3D atomic structure of individual ligand-protected nanocrystals in solution

BH Kim, J Heo, S Kim, CF Reboul, H Chun, D Kang… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Precise three-dimensional (3D) atomic structure determination of individual nanocrystals is a
prerequisite for understanding and predicting their physical properties. Nanocrystals from …

In Situ Oxidation Studies of High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles

B Song, Y Yang, M Rabbani, TT Yang, K He, X Hu… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Although high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have shown tremendous potential for elevated
temperature, anticorrosion, and catalysis applications, little is known on how HEA materials …

Recent progresses on structural reconstruction of nanosized metal catalysts via controlled-atmosphere transmission electron microscopy: a review

M Tang, W Yuan, Y Ou, G Li, R You, S Li, H Yang… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal catalysts are of great importance in the modern chemical industry. It is well-known that
the structures of metal catalysts determine their properties. However, recent studies …