Surface restructuring and predictive design of heterogeneous catalysts

F Tao, M Salmeron - Science, 2024 - science.org
Heterogeneous catalysts, which often consist of metal nanoparticles loaded on supports
such as metal oxides, can undergo several types of restructuring under reaction and …

Sustainable technologies for the recycling and upcycling of precious metals from e-waste

J Xia, A Ghahreman - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
E-waste is the fastest growing solid waste in the world. Each year, over 50 million tonnes of
e-waste are produced, with its rate increasing by 3-5% annually. Currently, only 17% of e …

Bimetallic synergy from a reaction-driven metal oxide–metal interface of pt–co bimetallic nanoparticles

Y Song, D Kim, S Hong, TS Kim, KJ Kim, JY Park - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bimetallic alloy nanoparticles (NPs) have unique electronic and geometric properties that
are regarded as the origin of bimetallic synergy. However, this issue remains controversial …

Interrogating site dependent kinetics over SiO2-supported Pt nanoparticles

TS Kim, CR O'Connor, C Reece - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
A detailed knowledge of reaction kinetics is key to the development of new more efficient
heterogeneous catalytic processes. However, the ability to resolve site dependent kinetics …

Ultralow reaction barriers for CO oxidation in Cu–Au nanoclusters

AA Mikhailova, SV Lepeshkin, VS Baturin, AP Maltsev… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Systematic structure prediction of CunAum nanoclusters was carried out for a wide
compositional area (n+ m≤ 15) using the evolutionary algorithm USPEX and DFT …

Bio-inspired Cu2O cathode for O2 capturing and oxidation boosting in electro-Fenton for sulfathiazole decay

M Liu, N Li, S Meng, S Yang, B Jing, J Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
A hydrophobic Cu 2 O cathode (Cu x OL) was designed to solve the challenge of low
oxidation ability in electro-Fenton (EF) for treating emerging pollutants. This fabrication …

Revealing the Role of Mo Leaching in the Structural Transformation of NiMo Thin Film Catalysts upon Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

D Neumüller, LD Rafailović, IA Pašti, T Griesser… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
NiMo alloys are considered highly promising non‐noble Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
(HER) catalysts. Besides the synergistic effect of alloying elements, recent attention is drawn …

Enhancing catalytic performance and hot electron generation through engineering metal-oxide and oxide-oxide interfaces

K Song, J Kim, D Kim, S Hong, K Kim, K An, JY Park - Catalysis Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfaces are of utmost importance in catalytic reactions, influencing reaction kinetics and
electron transfer processes. However, investigations in combined interfaces of metal-oxide …

In Situ Probing of CO2 Reduction on Cu‐Phthalocyanine‐Derived CuxO Complex

Y Jeong, Y Kim, YJ Kim, JY Park - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An in situ measurement of a CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) in Cu‐phthalocyanine (CuPC)
molecules adsorbed on an Au (111) surface is performed using electrochemical scanning …

Temperature-induced evolution of CuOx clusters in CuOx/TiO2 catalyst for boosting auto-exhaust oxidation

P Zhang, T Qin, D Li, X Wu, Y Ma, H Guo… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Developing non-noble metal oxides, replacing platinum group catalysts for auto-exhaust
purification, where their usage amount exceeds 40% of global demand, remains a …