Reducing the operating temperature of oxidation catalysts is important for designing energy
efficient processes, extending catalyst lifetime, and abating pollutants, especially in cold …

Conspectus Lanthanide (Ln) oxide clusters and molecular systems provide a bottom-up look
at the electronic structures of the bulk materials because of close parallels in the patterns of …

Beyond the now well-known strong catalyst-support interactions reported for ceria-supported
platinum catalysts, intermetallic Ce-Pt compounds exhibit fascinating properties such as …

Small clusters have captured the imaginations of experimentalists and theorists alike for
decades. In addition to providing insight into the evolution of properties between the atomic …

Photoelectron spectra of Gd2O2–obtained with photon energies ranging from 2.033 to 3.495
eV exhibit numerous close-lying neutral states with photon-energy-dependent relative …

The formation of small polarons in CeO2− x compounds has been investigated mainly on
solids, compact surfaces, and large nanoparticles. However, those findings cannot be easily …

Although it plays a critical role in the photophysics and catalysis of lanthanides, spin–orbit
coupling of electrons on individual lanthanide atoms in small clusters is not well understood …

Small lanthanide (Ln) oxide clusters present both experimental and theoretical challenges
because of their partially filled, core-like 4f n orbitals, a feature that results in a plethora of …

Metal oxide cluster models of catalyst materials offer a powerful platform for probing the
molecular-scale features and interactions that govern catalysis. This perspective gives an …

The anion photoelectron (PE) spectra of Ce x O y H z− products formed in sequential
reactions between cerium oxide and hydroxide reactions with water are presented and …