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Atom Resolved Surface Reactions Nanocatalysis

This book offers a unique perspective of the impact of scanning probe microscopies on our understanding of the surface chemistry at the nanoscale, This book offers a unique perspective of the impact of scanning probe microscopes on our understanding of the chemistry of the surface at the nanoscale....

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Main Author: Davies, P R
Other Authors: O'Brien, Paul, Kroto, Harry, Roberts, M W
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2007
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Collection: RSC eBook Collection 1968-2009 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cu(110) Pre-exposed to Oxygen
  • Coadsorption of Ammonia-Oxygen Mixtures at Cu(110)
  • Coadsorption of Ammonia-Oxygen Mixtures at Mg(0001)
  • Ni(110) Pre-exposed to Oxygen
  • Ag(110) Pre-exposed to Oxygen
  • 3 Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide
  • 4 Oxidation of Hydrogen
  • 5 Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
  • 6 Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur Dioxide
  • 7 Theoretical Analysis of Activation by Oxygen
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 6: Surface Modification by Alkali Metals
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Infrared Studies of CO at Cu(110)-Cs
  • 3 Structural Studies of the Alkali Metal-modified Cu(110) Surfaces
  • Low-energy Electron Diffraction
  • Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy
  • Cu(110)-Cs System
  • Oxygen Chemisorption at Cu(110)-Cs
  • 4 Reactivity of Cu(110)-Cs to NH3 and CO2
  • 5 Au(110)-K System
  • 6 Cu(100)-Li System
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 7: STM at High Pressure
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Catalysis and Chemisorption at Metals at High Pressure
  • 4 Work Function
  • 5 Structural Studies
  • 6 Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • 7 The Dynamics of Adsorption
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 3: Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy: Theory and Experiment
  • 1 The Development of Ultramicroscopy
  • 2 The Theory of STM
  • 3 The Interpretation of STM Images
  • 4 Scanning Tunnelling Spectroscopy
  • 5 The STM Experiment
  • 6 The Scanner
  • Sample Approach
  • Adaptations of the Scanner for Specific Experiments
  • 7 Making STM Tips
  • Tip Materials
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Dynamics of Surface Reactions and Oxygen Chemisorption
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Surface Reconstruction and "Oxide" Formation
  • 3 Oxygen States at Metal Surfaces
  • 4 Control of Oxygen States by Coadsorbates
  • 5 Adsorbate Interactions, Mobility and Residence Times
  • 6 Atom-tracking STM
  • 7 Hot Oxygen Adatoms: How Are They Formed?
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 5: Catalytic Oxidation at Metal Surfaces: Atom Resolved Evidence
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Ammonia Oxidation
  • Carbon Monoxide and Nitric Oxide
  • Hydrogenation of Olefins
  • 3 Restructuring of the Pt(110)-(1 A
  • 2) Surface by Carbon Monoxide
  • 4 Adsorption-induced Step Formation
  • 5 Gold Particles at FeO(111)
  • 6 Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange and Surface Poisoning
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 8: Molecular and Dissociated States of Molecules: Biphasic Systems
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Nitric Oxide
  • 3 Nitrogen Adatoms: Surface Structure
  • 4 Carbon Monoxide
  • 5 Hydrogen
  • 6 Dissociative Chemisorption of HCl at Cu(110)
  • 7 Chlorobenzene
  • 8 Hydrocarbon Dissociation: Carbide Formation
  • 9 Dissociative Chemisorption of Phenyl Iodide
  • 10 Chemisorption and Trimerization of Acetylene at Pt(111)
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 9: Nanoparticles and Chemical Reactivity
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Controlling Cluster Size on Surfaces
  • 3 Alloy Ensembles
  • 4 Nanoclusters at Oxide Surfaces
  • 5 Oxidation and Polymerisation at Pd Atoms Deposited on MgO Surfaces
  • 6 Clusters in Nanocatalysis
  • 7 Molybdenum Sulfide Nanoclusters and Catalytic Hydrodesulfurisation Reaction Pathways
  • 8 Nanoparticle Geometry at Oxide-supported Catalysts
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 10: Studies of Sulfur and Thiols at Metal Surfaces
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Studies of Atomic Sulfur Adsorbed at Metal Surfaces
  • Copper
  • Nickel
  • Gold and Silver
  • Platinum, Rhodium, Ruthenium and Rhenium
  • Alloy systems
  • 3 Sulfur-containing Molecules
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 11: Surface Engineering at the Nanoscale
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 "Bottom-up" Surface Engineering
  • Van der Waals Forces
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Chiral Surfaces from Prochiral Adsorbates
  • Covalently Bonded Systems
  • 3 Surface Engineering Using Diblock Copolymer Templates
  • Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Epilogue
  • Catalysis and the Greenhouse Phenomenon
  • Subject Index
  • Chapter 1: Some Milestones in the Development of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 1926: Catalysis, Theory and Practice
  • Rideal and Taylor
  • 3 1932: Adsorption of Gases by Solids
  • Faraday Discussion, Oxford
  • 4 1940: Seventeenth Faraday Lecture
  • Langmuir
  • 5 1950: Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Faraday Discussion, Liverpool
  • 6 1957: Advances in Catalysis
  • International Congress on Catalysis, Philadelphia
  • 7 1963: Conference on Clean Surfaces with Supplement: Surface Phenomena in Semiconductors, New York
  • 8 1966: Faraday Discussion Meeting, Liverpool
  • 9 1967: The Emergence of Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • 10 1968: Berkeley Meeting: Structure and Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
  • 11 1972: A Discussion on the Physics and Chemistry of Surfaces, London
  • 12 1987: Faraday Symposium, Bath Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 2: Experimental Methods in Surface Science Relevant to STM
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Kinetic Methods
  • 3 Vibrational Spectroscopy

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