nanoscale by means of field ion microscopy (FIM) and field emission microscopy (FEM) in
the 500–700 K temperature range. FIM and FEM are used to study the morphology of the
crystal prepared in the form of a sharp tip. The tip extremity is observed with nanoscale
lateral resolution and corresponds to a suitable model of a single nanoparticle of a real
catalyst. By contrast to similar studies on iridium, palladium and rhodium, small oxygen …