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Rational Design Of Non-Noble Metal Intermetallic Compounds With Tunable Surface And Catalytic Chemistry Via Combined Computational And Experimental Method, Yuanjun Song
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This study focuses upon understanding and rationally tuning the surface reactivity towards C, H, and O of non-noble metal intermetallic compounds (IMCs) catalysts in olefin production and hydrocarbons reforming reactions. In these reactions, different degrees of surface reactivity towards C, H, and O are required to achieve high activity and selectivity as well as stability. A combined computational and experimental method was performed to build this understanding how to rationally design catalysts. Investigations based on quantum chemical calculations indicate surface reactivity towards C, H, and O is a function of element size of constituent elements as well as bulk and …