Solid catalysts usually consist of multicomponents, within which interfacial interactions have
been recognized as a key factor affecting structures and catalytic performance. Metal …

Metal-oxide interfaces are of great importance in catalytic applications since each material
can provide a distinct functionality that is necessary for efficient catalysis in complex reaction …

Metal–oxide interfaces play a fundamental role in determining the functional properties of
artificial layered heterostructures, which are at the root of present and future technological …

The dry reforming of methane (DRM), ie, the reaction of methane and CO2 to form a
synthesis gas, converts two major greenhouse gases into a useful chemical feedstock. In …

The metal-support interaction is one of the most important pillars in heterogeneous catalysis,
but developing a fundamental theory has been challenging because of the intricate …

The aim of this work was to synthesize a green nanoparticle SnCuO@ FeO nanocomposite
core–shell to break oily water emulsions during petroleum-enhancing production processes …

Cobalt oxide is a promising earth abundant electrocatalyst and one of the most intensively
studied oxides in electrocatalysis. In this study, the structural dynamics of well‐defined …

Within the area of surface science, one of the “holy grails” is to directly visualize a chemical
reaction at the atomic scale. Whereas this goal has been reached by high-resolution …

Layered cobalt oxides have been shown to be highly active catalysts for the oxygen
evolution reaction (OER; half of the catalytic “water splitting” reaction), particularly when …

A major challenge limiting the practical applications of nanomaterials is that the activities of
nanostructures (NSs) increase with reduced size, often sacrificing their stability in the …