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 …

Pd–Au bimetallic catalysts: understanding alloy effects from planar models and (supported) nanoparticles

F Gao, DW Goodman - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Pd–Au bimetallic catalysts often display enhanced catalytic activities and selectivities
compared with Pd-alone catalysts. This enhancement is often caused by two alloy effects, ie …

Gold–Copper Nanoalloys Supported on TiO2 as Photocatalysts for CO2 Reduction by Water

S Neatu, JA Maciá-Agulló, P Concepción… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Commercial P25 modified by Au–Cu alloy nanoparticles as thin film exhibits, for CO2
reduction by water under sun simulated light, a rate of methane production above 2000 μmol …

Investigation of solid/vapor interfaces using ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

DE Starr, Z Liu, M Hävecker, A Knop-Gericke… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous chemical reactions at vapor/solid interfaces play an important role in many
processes in the environment and technology. Ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron …

Understanding catalyst surfaces during catalysis through near ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

L Nguyen, FF Tao, Y Tang, J Dou, XJ Bao - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysis occurs on the surface of a catalyst particle in a gas or liquid
environment of reactants. The surface of the catalyst particle acts as an active chemical …

Metallic nanoparticles in heterogeneous catalysis

A Sápi, T Rajkumar, J Kiss, Á Kukovecz, Z Kónya… - Catalysis letters, 2021 - Springer
Heterogeneous catalysis is a chemical process achieved at solid–gas or solid–liquid
interfaces. Many factors including the particle size, shape and metal-support interfaces can …

Surface segregation in bimetallic nanoparticles: a critical issue in electrocatalyst engineering

H Liao, A Fisher, ZJ Xu - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Bimetallic nanoparticles are a class of important electrocatalyst. They exhibit a synergistic
effect that critically depends on the surface composition, which determines the surface …

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 …

Alloys in catalysis: phase separation and surface segregation phenomena in response to the reactive environment

S Zafeiratos, S Piccinin, D Teschner - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Alloys play a crucial role in several heterogeneous catalytic processes, and their
applications are expected to rise rapidly. This is essentially related to the vast number of …