Surface and interface coordination chemistry learned from model heterogeneous metal nanocatalysts: from atomically dispersed catalysts to atomically precise …

W **g, H Shen, R Qin, Q Wu, K Liu, N Zheng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The surface and interface coordination structures of heterogeneous metal catalysts are
crucial to their catalytic performance. However, the complicated surface and interface …

Atomic-scale observations of catalyst structures under reaction conditions and during catalysis

F Tao, PA Crozier - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysis is a chemical process performed at a solid–gas or solid–liquid
interface. Direct participation of catalyst atoms in this chemical process determines the …

Reversible loss of core–shell structure for Ni–Au bimetallic nanoparticles during CO2 hydrogenation

X Zhang, S Han, B Zhu, G Zhang, X Li, Y Gao, Z Wu… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
The high catalytic performance of core–shell nanoparticles is usually attributed to their
distinct geometric and electronic structures. Here we reveal a dynamic mechanism that …

Spatial and temporal exploration of heterogeneous catalysts with synchrotron radiation

F Meirer, BM Weckhuysen - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Solid catalysts are the workhorses that convert feedstock molecules into fuels, chemicals
and materials. Solid catalysts are highly complex, porous, multi-elemental and often …

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 …

A tailored oxide interface creates dense Pt single-atom catalysts with high catalytic activity

M Yoo, YS Yu, H Ha, S Lee, JS Choi, S Oh… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Highly reactive dense Pt single-atoms stabilized on an oxide support can resolve a grand
challenge in the economic use of Pt in catalysis. The maximized number density of reaction …

Present and new frontiers in materials research by ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

J Schnadt, J Knudsen… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this topical review we catagorise all ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
publications that have appeared between the 1970s and the end of 2018 according to their …

Operando surface studies on metal-oxide interfaces of bimetal and mixed catalysts

J Kim, H Choi, D Kim, JY Park - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The formation of metal-oxide interfaces in catalytic systems exhibits a synergistic
phenomenon between metal and reducible oxides, often referred to as the strong metal …

Operando chemistry of catalyst surfaces during catalysis

J Dou, Z Sun, AA Opalade, N Wang, W Fu… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemistry of a catalyst surface during catalysis is crucial for a fundamental understanding of
mechanism of a catalytic reaction performed on the catalyst in the gas or liquid phase. Due …

Precise Identification of the Active Phase of Cobalt Catalyst for Carbon Nanotube Growth by In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Y Wang, L Qiu, L Zhang, DM Tang, R Ma, Y Wang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Revealing the active phase and structure of catalyst nanoparticles (NPs) is crucial for
understanding the growth mechanism and realizing the controlled synthesis of carbon …