Catalysis is at the core of chemistry and has been essential to make all the goods
surrounding us, including fuels, coatings, plastics and other functional materials. In the near …

Nonprecious metal heterogeneous catalysts composed of first-row transition metals
incorporated into nitrogen-doped carbon matrices (MN-Cs) have been studied for decades …

Nanoporous gold (NPG) is characterized by a bicontinuous network of nanometer-sized
metallic struts and interconnected pores formed spontaneously by oxidative dissolution of …

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 …

Developing active, selective, and energy efficient heterogeneous catalytic processes is key
to a sustainable future because heterogeneous catalysis is at the center of the chemicals …

Gold (Au) is an interesting catalytic material because of its ability to catalyze reactions, such
as partial oxidations, with high selectivities at low temperatures; but limitations arise from the …

Four seemingly simple transformations related to the chemistry of methane will be
addressed from mechanistic and conceptual points of view: 1) metal‐mediated …

Surface molecular information acquired in situ from a catalytic process can greatly promote
the rational design of highly efficient catalysts by revealing structure-activity relationships …

Nanostructured materials are governed by their surface chemical properties. This is
strikingly reflected by np-Au. This material can be generated by corrosion of bulk Ag–Au …

MNC catalysts, incorporating non-precious-metal ions (eg M= Fe, Co) within a nitrogen-
doped carbon support, have been the focus of broad interest for electrochemical O2 …