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 …

The anion photoelectron (PE) spectra of Ce 2 O y−(y= 1, 2), Ce 3 O y−(y= 0–4), Ce 4 O y−(y=
0–2), and Ce 5 O y−(y= 1, 2) are reported and analyzed with supporting results from density …

Mixed-metal oxides have proven to be effective catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction,
often outperforming either of the binary metal oxides. The reactivity of Mn x MoO y−(x= 1, 2; …

Evidence of strong photoelectron–valence electron (PEVE) interactions has been observed
in the anion photoelectron (PE) spectra of several lanthanide suboxide clusters, which are …

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 …

A study of reactions between a distribution of 98 Mo x S y-clusters ranging from sub-sulfide
(x∼ y) to hypersulfide (y> 2x) is presented, compared with previous studies on homologous …

The electronic structures of several small Ce–Pt oxide complexes were explored using a
combination of anion photoelectron (PE) spectroscopy and density functional theory …

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 …