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Supported Mono And Bimetallic Platinum And Iron Nanoparticles Electronic, Structural, Catalytic, And Vibrational Properties, Jason Robert Croy
Supported Mono And Bimetallic Platinum And Iron Nanoparticles Electronic, Structural, Catalytic, And Vibrational Properties, Jason Robert Croy
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Catalysis technologies are among the most important in the modern world. They are instrumental in the realization of a variety of products and processes including chemicals, polymers, foods, pharmaceuticals, fuels, and fuel cells. As such, interest in the catalysts that drive these processes is ongoing, and basic research has led to significant advances in the field, including the production of more environmentally friendly catalysts that can be tuned at the molecular/atomic level. However, there are many factors which influence the performance of a catalyst and many unanswered questions still remain. The first part of this work is concerned with the …
In-Situ Gas Phase Catalytic Properties Of Metal Nanoparticles, Luis Ono
In-Situ Gas Phase Catalytic Properties Of Metal Nanoparticles, Luis Ono
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Recent advances in surface science technology have opened new opportunities for atomic scale studies in the field of nanoparticle (NP) catalysis. The 2007 Nobel Prize of Chemistry awarded to Prof. G. Ertl, a pioneer in introducing surface science techniques to the field of heterogeneous catalysis, shows the importance of the field and revealed some of the fundamental processes of how chemical reactions take place at extended surfaces. However, after several decades of intense research, fundamental understanding on the factors that dominate the activity, selectivity, and stability (life-time) of nanoscale catalysts are still not well understood. This dissertation aims to explore …