Platinum and palladium are frequently used as catalytic materials, for example for the
oxidation of CO. This is one of the most widely studied reactions in the field of surface …

Heterogeneous catalysis occurs on the surface of a catalyst particle in a gas or liquid
environment of reactants. The surface of the catalyst particle acts as an active chemical …

This is a Review of recent studies on surface structures of crystalline materials in the
presence of gases in the mTorr to atmospheric pressure range, which brings surface science …

Electrode surfaces may change their surface structure as a result of the adsorption of
chemical species, impacting their catalytic activity. Using density functional theory, we find …

Supported metal catalysts are extensively used in industrial and environmental applications.
To improve their performance, it is crucial to identify the most active sites. This identification …

Nickel carbide and graphene overlayers were grown on Ni (111), which were in situ
monitored by near ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) and low …

Shape-controlled nanoparticles are of utmost scientific and technological importance
because of their facet-dependent physical and chemical properties. Under long-term …

Tailoring the shape of nanoscale materials enables obtaining morphology-controlled
surfaces exhibiting specific interactions with reactants during catalytic reactions. The …

Polarization-dependent sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy was
employed to examine CO overlayers on Pt (111) and Pd (111) single crystal surfaces at …

The present work reports on a comprehensive surface atomic structure investigation on a
Pt/Cr2O3/Ag (111) model catalyst. Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) was applied to achieve …