Due to its higher degree of control and its scalability, catalytic chemical vapour deposition is
now the prevailing synthesis method of carbon nanotubes. Catalytic chemical vapour …

First-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) have been used to
investigate the reaction mechanism of dry methane reforming on Ni (111). The most …

This article presents consistent insight into the mechanism behind the unusual behavior of
nitride compounds in mechanical strength, chemical stability, electron and photon emission …

We present a tight-binding potential for transition metals, carbon, and transition-metal
carbides, which has been optimized through a systematic fitting procedure. A minimal basis …

Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is an efficient process to transform methane and carbon
dioxide to syngas. Nickel could show good catalytic activity for DRM, whereas the …

Nano-composite material consisting of Co 2 C and Co 3 C nanoparticles has recently been
shown to exhibit unusually large coercivities and energy products. Experimental studies that …

Surface carbides of cobalt and nickel are exceptionally stable, having stabilities competitive
with those of graphitic C on these surfaces. The unusual structure of these carbides has …

Using the crystal curvature technique we have measured the change in surface stress on Cu
(100) induced by oxygen adsorption to produce, at 300 K, ac (2× 2) overlayer phase, and at …

Using a controllable wet chemical approach, the polyol process, we developed a cobalt
carbide nanomagnet consisting of an assembly of Co2C and Co3C nanoparticles as an …

Experiments dealing with electron–phonon coupling at metal surfaces are reviewed. Issues
as diverse as reconstructions at surfaces, Kohn anomalies, Peierls distortions, electron …