Functional porous materials are of increasing importance in energy conversion and
catalysis. Improved analysis is needed to guide optimization. Four-dimensional (4D) …

The 3D chemical structure (4D spectromicroscopy) of nanoporous Al2O3 aerogels coated
with ZnO by atomic layer deposition (ALD) was studied by multienergy scanning …

The synthesis of hierarchically porous materials usually requires complex experimental
procedures, often based around extensive trial and error approaches. One common …

Analytical methods with wide field range and high spatial resolution are required to observe
the distribution of the crystal structure in micro-regions undergoing macroscopic chemical …

Tomographic imaging of catalysts allows non‐invasive investigation of structural features
and chemical properties by combining large fields of view, high spatial resolution, and the …

The hierarchical pore systems of Pt/Al2O3 exhaust gas aftertreatment catalysts were
analyzed with a collection of correlative imaging techniques to monitor changes induced by …

In order to preshape and mechanically strengthen, Pd–Ag/SiO2 xerogel catalysts were
carried out in Al2O3 foams (pore-sizes∼ 40μm). The final material consists of a Pd–Ag/SiO2 …

The performance of functional materials is either driven or limited by nanoscopic
heterogeneities distributed throughout the material's volume. To better our understanding of …

A method for determining the three-dimensional structure of inorganic specimens using
images formed from Rutherford scattered electrons, at a spatial resolution of 1 nm in all …

Synchrotron source X-ray micro-computed tomography was used for non-destructive three-
dimensional (3-D) imaging of porous alumina structures, in which the porosity was induced …