Heterogeneous catalysis in thermal gas-phase and electrochemical liquid-phase chemical
conversion plays an important role in our modern energy landscape. However, many of the …

The geometrical and electronic properties of the active sites on the surface of metal
nanoparticles and their structure evolution and dynamic behavior during catalysis, consitute …

Electrosynthesis provides a method of driving organic reaction chemistry under ambient
conditions with electricity. Pairing two reactions together enables the synthesis of two …

The rational design of high-performance catalysts is hindered by the lack of knowledge of
the structures of active sites and the reaction pathways under reaction conditions, which can …

Improving the selectivity for catalytic hydrogenation of alkynes is a key step in upgrading
feedstocks for olefin polymerization. Herein, dilute Pd x Au1–x alloy nanoparticles …

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS)[extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and
X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES)] is a key technique within the heterogeneous …

The threat of chemical warfare agents (CWAs), assured by their ease of synthesis and
effectiveness as a terrorizing weapon, will persist long after the once-tremendous stockpiles …

Platinum is the primary catalyst for many chemical reactions in the field of heterogeneous
catalysis. However, platinum is both expensive and rare. Therefore, it is advantageous to …

This review features state-of-the-art in situ and operando electron microscopy (EM) studies
of heterogeneous catalysts in gas and liquid environments during reaction. Heterogeneous …

Alloy nanoparticle catalysts are known to afford unique activities that can differ markedly
from their parent metals, but there remains a generally limited understanding of the nature of …