In recent years, the field of catalysis has experienced an astonishing transformation, driven
in part by more demanding environmental standards and critical societal and industrial …

Metallic nanoparticles finely dispersed over oxide supports have found use as
heterogeneous catalysts in many industries including chemical manufacturing, energy …

Ultrathin metal films on clean and well-defined oxide surfaces have been prepared by
several groups using vapor deposition techniques in ultrahigh vacuum, and the structural …

Metal particles grown by vapour deposition on clean and well-defined oxide surfaces are
used as model catalysts. These new model catalysts allow, unlike metal single crystals, a …

Metal oxide interfaces, metal coatings or dispersed metals on oxide supports play an
important part in many technological areas. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of fundamental …

The geometric, thermodynamic and electronic properties of Pd–graphene nanocomposites
are comprehensively studied through quantum mechanical methods. Geometries of these …

Five alumina-supported palladium catalysts have been prepared from a range of precursor
compounds [palladium (II) nitrate, palladium (II) chloride, palladium (II) acetylacetonate, and …

Heterogeneous catalysts are highly complex materials with respect to both their composition
and structure. The reaction kinetics on their surfaces is known to depend sensitively on …

X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is commonly applied for the characterization of
surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum apparatus, but the application of XPS at elevated pressures …

Nanoscale structural information underlies research aimed at fabricating catalysts in a more
controlled way. Surface science methods can provide that information, but the complexity of …