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Structural And Electronic Properties Of Noble Metals On Metal Oxide Surfaces, Fei Wang
Structural And Electronic Properties Of Noble Metals On Metal Oxide Surfaces, Fei Wang
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Noble metals on metal oxide surfaces play crucial roles in many catalysis applications. Due to extreme complexity of the interfaces and catalytic reaction processes, basic science studies of model systems are needed to guide the construction and optimization of new industrial catalysts. We have employed ultra-high vacuum techniques to investigate the morphology, electronic structure, and surface reactivations of clean metal-oxide/metal nanocluster interfaces in ideal conditions. The systems we chose are Ag/TiO2, a popular photocatalyst, and Cu/ZnO, recently a hot candidate for liquid fuel production. The main characterization techniques that we have employed include Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Photoemission Spectroscopy (PES), …
Beta-Diketone And -Ketoenamine-Based Organic Building Blocks For Porous Metal Organic-Materials, Yoseph Solomon Marcos
Beta-Diketone And -Ketoenamine-Based Organic Building Blocks For Porous Metal Organic-Materials, Yoseph Solomon Marcos
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation focuses on synthesis of multifunctional â-diketone and â-ketoenamine ligands and their reaction with metal ions, mainly Cu2+. Several new bi-, tri-, and tetrafunctional organosilicon â-diketone building blocks with â-diketone groups at approx. 109° (tetrahedral) were successfully synthesized. New thiophene based bifunctional ligands where the â-diketones are at about 145° are also reported here. We also prepared a range of new aryl-â-ketoenamines from their analogous â-diketones in very high yield using a simple microwave-assisted procedure. Reactions of organosilicon tris(â-diketone)s LH3 with Cu2+ were explored quite intensively. These ligands form metal-organic-polyhedra (MOPs) that are soluble in organic solvents, and insoluble …