Mercury (Hg) emission from coal combustion has attracted considerable public concern
because of its harmful effects on human health and the ecosystem. The fundamental …

Due to increasing concern about environmental impact, there has been tremendous recent
interest in developing new processes that both reduce energy consumption and minimize …

Nanostructured materials are governed by their surface chemical properties. This is
strikingly reflected by np-Au. This material can be generated by corrosion of bulk Ag–Au …

Gold ([Xe] 4f 14 5d 10 6s 1) is one of the most ancient themes of investigation in science and
arts, and its renaissance now leads to an exponentially increasing number of publications …

Understanding structure at the interface between two-dimensional (2D) materials and 3D
metals is crucial for designing novel 2D/3D heterostructures and improving the performance …

The surface of a gold foil under ozone oxidation was examined by near ambient pressure X-
ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Our in …

The fascinating particle size dependence to the physical, photophysical, and chemical
properties of gold has motivated thousands of studies focused on exploring the ability of …

Density functional theory calculations were employed to investigate the molecular and
dissociative adsorption of H2S on the closed packed surfaces of a number of important …

Interest in catalysis by gold has undergone a tremendous resurgence owing to its great
potential in the development of environmentally friendly processes. Following research on …

In view of the relevance of organic thin layers in many fields, the fundamentals, growth
mechanisms, and dynamics of thin organic layers, in particular thiol-based self-assembled …