Dilute alloys based on Au, Ag, or Cu for efficient catalysis: from synthesis to active sites

JD Lee, JB Miller, AV Shneidman, L Sun… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of new catalyst materials for energy-efficient chemical synthesis is critical
as over 80% of industrial processes rely on catalysts, with many of the most energy-intensive …

O2 Activation by Metal Surfaces: Implications for Bonding and Reactivity on Heterogeneous Catalysts

MM Montemore, MA Van Spronsen, RJ Madix… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Decoding reactive structures in dilute alloy catalysts

N Marcella, JS Lim, AM Płonka, G Yan, CJ Owen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Rational catalyst design is crucial toward achieving more energy-efficient and sustainable
catalytic processes. Understanding and modeling catalytic reaction pathways and kinetics …

Autonomous reaction network exploration in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis

M Steiner, M Reiher - Topics in Catalysis, 2022 - Springer
Autonomous computations that rely on automated reaction network elucidation algorithms
may pave the way to make computational catalysis on a par with experimental research in …

Dynamical study of adsorbate-induced restructuring kinetics in bimetallic catalysts using the PdAu (111) model system

C Zhou, HT Ngan, JS Lim, Z Darbari… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dynamic restructuring of bimetallic catalysts plays a crucial role in their catalytic activity and
selectivity. In particular, catalyst pretreatment with species such as carbon monoxide and …

Evolution of metastable structures at bimetallic surfaces from microscopy and machine-learning molecular dynamics

JS Lim, J Vandermause… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The restructuring of interfaces plays a crucial role in materials science and heterogeneous
catalysis. Bimetallic systems, in particular, often adopt very different compositions and …

Micron-scale heterogeneous catalysis with Bayesian force fields from first principles and active learning

A Johansson, Y Xie, CJ Owen, JS Lim, L Sun… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Quantum-mechanically accurate reactive molecular dynamics (MD) at the scale of billions of
atoms has been achieved for the heterogeneous catalytic system of H $ _2 $/Pt (111) using …

Modular design of advanced catalytic materials using hybrid organic–inorganic raspberry particles

E Shirman, T Shirman, AV Shneidman… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Catalysis is one of the most sophisticated areas of materials research that encompasses a
diverse set of materials and phenomena occurring on multiple length and time scales …

New Architectures for Designed Catalysts: Selective Oxidation using AgAu Nanoparticles on Colloid‐Templated Silica

T Shirman, J Lattimer, M Luneau… - … A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A highly modular synthesis of designed catalysts with controlled bimetallic nanoparticle size
and composition and a well‐defined structural hierarchy is demonstrated. Exemplary …

Strategic synergy: advances in the shape control of bimetallic nanoparticles with dilute alloyed surfaces

H Jung, ME King, ML Personick - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bimetallic nanoparticles with dilute alloyed surfaces are promising materials for many
applications, especially catalysis. However, the preparation of nanoparticles composed of …