The development of new catalysts for energy technology and environmental remediation
requires a thorough knowledge of how the physical and chemical properties of a catalyst …

Heterogeneous catalysis is an enabling technology that utilises transition metal
nanoparticles (NPs) supported on oxides to promote chemical reactions. Structural …

The properties of materials can be altered by introducing strain. For instance, the critical
temperature of superconductors has been raised as has the Curie temperature of …

A methodology by coupling a microfluidic-batch process with in situ carbon-black mixing,
successive annealing and de-alloying post-treatment was developed for engineering …

Understanding the mechanism behind the superior catalytic power of single-or few-atom
heterogeneous catalysts has become an important topic in surface chemistry. This is …

The adsorption of CO on Pd nanoparticles (NP) supported on MgO ultrathin films is studied
by sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy at room temperature as a …

In this study, Au–Ag and Pt–Ag bimetallic nanocages were loaded on natural halloysite
nanotubes (HNTs) via galvanic exchange based on Ag@ HNT. By changing the ratio of Au …

Thermodynamically stable shape-selected Pt and Pd nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized
via inverse micelle encapsulation and a subsequent thermal treatment in vacuum above …

This chapter deals with the design of metal catalysts intercalated in smectite clays and their
applications in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Smectite clay characteristics such as …

A better understanding of photoelectrochemical degradation of methyl orange (MO) on TiO
2/Ti mesh photocathode is extremely important for improving the efficiency of dye …