Organic chemistry on solid surfaces

Z Ma, F Zaera - Surface science reports, 2006 - Elsevier
Chemistry on solid surfaces is central to many areas of practical interest such as
heterogeneous catalysis, tribology, electrochemistry, and materials processing. With the …

Unraveling molecular transformations on surfaces: a critical comparison of oxidation reactions on coinage metals

X Liu, RJ Madix, CM Friend - Chemical Society Reviews, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
The coinage metals, copper, silver, and gold, have unique characteristics for selective
oxidation catalysis, particularly for partial oxidation of alcohols and olefins. A basic …

Steam reforming and dehydrogenation of methanol: Difference in the catalytic functions of copper and group VIII metals

N Takezawa, N Iwasa - Catalysis today, 1997 - Elsevier
HCHO species were effectively involved in the steam reforming and the dehydrogenation of
methanol over supported copper and Group VIII metal (Ni, Rh, Pd, and Pt) catalysts. It was …

Propylene oxidation on copper oxide surfaces: electronic and geometric contributions to reactivity and selectivity

JB Reitz, EI Solomon - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1998 - ACS Publications
Cu2O is an efficient catalyst in the partial oxidation of propylene to acrolein, while propylene
oxidation on CuO leads to complete combustion. The interaction of propylene at elevated …

Mechanistic insights into nonoxidative ethanol dehydrogenation on NiCu single-atom alloys

DA Patel, G Giannakakis, G Yan, HT Ngan, P Yu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ethanol dehydrogenation presents a promising pathway toward the production of
acetaldehyde, a valuable building block in chemicals production. Under nonoxidative …

A comparison of weak molecular adsorption of organic molecules on clean copper and platinum surfaces

BA Sexton, AE Hughes - Surface science, 1984 - Elsevier
The low temperature, reversibly adsorbed states (90–300 K) of water, n-alcohols, n-ethers,
acetone, acetonitrile and n-alkanes have been studied with temperature programmed …

Chemical and morphological evolution of copper nanoparticles obtained by pulsed laser ablation in liquid

DA Goncharova, TS Kharlamova, IN Lapin… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) is a promising method to prepare copper/copper oxide
nanoparticles (NPs), with the liquid used being an important factor to control their properties …

Model studies of the desulfurization reactions on metal surfaces and in organometallic complexes

BC Wiegand, CM Friend - Chemical reviews, 1992 - ACS Publications
Model studies of the desulfurization reactions on metal surfaces and in organometallic
complexes Page 1 Chemical Reviews Volume 92, Number 4 June 1992 Model Studies of the …

Bond activation sequence observed in the chemisorption and surface reaction of ethanol on Ni (111)

SM Gates, JN Russell Jr, JT Yates Jr - Surface science, 1986 - Elsevier
The mechanism of ethanol decomposition on the Ni (111) surface has been investigated
between 155 and 500 K. The sequence of bond scission steps which occur as ethanol …

Room-temperature self-powered ethanol sensing of a Pd/ZnO nanoarray nanogenerator driven by human finger movement

Y Lin, P Deng, Y Nie, Y Hu, L Xing, Y Zhang, X Xue - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A flexible room-temperature self-powered active ethanol sensor has been realized from a
Pd/ZnO nanoarray nanogenerator. Pd nanoparticles are uniformly loaded on the whole …