Nanoporous gold: From structure evolution to functional properties in catalysis and electrochemistry

G Wittstock, M Bäumer, W Dononelli… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanoporous gold (NPG) is characterized by a bicontinuous network of nanometer-sized
metallic struts and interconnected pores formed spontaneously by oxidative dissolution of …

How does nanoporous gold dissociate molecular oxygen?

MM Montemore, RJ Madix… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nanoporous Au and other dilute AgAu alloys are highly active and selective oxidation
catalysts. Their ability to dissociate O2 is to a large extent unexplained, given that …

Adsorption of small molecules on gold single crystal surfaces

SAC Carabineiro, BE Nieuwenhuys - Gold Bulletin, 2009 - Springer
Much more work has been carried out on supported gold catalysts (also called “real”
catalysts) than on gold single crystal surfaces. However, for fundamental understanding of …

Oxygen-driven surface evolution of nanoporous gold: insights from ab initio molecular dynamics and auger electron spectroscopy

Y Li, W Dononelli, R Moreira, T Risse… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanoporous gold (np-Au) has recently emerged as a highly selective environmentally
friendly catalyst for low-temperature applications. Despite the seeming simplicity of this …

Chemisorbed oxygen on the Au (321) surface alloyed with silver: a first-principles investigation

LV Moskaleva, T Weiss, T Klüner… - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The adsorption of oxygen on kinked Au (321) slabs is investigated theoretically on the basis
of density functional theory. On-surface, subsurface, and surface-oxide forms of O are …

Direct visualization of quasi-ordered oxygen chain structures on Au (110)-(1× 2)

F Hiebel, MM Montemore, E Kaxiras, CM Friend - Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The Au (110) surface offers unique advantages for atomically-resolved model studies of
catalytic oxidation processes on gold. We investigate the adsorption of oxygen on Au (110) …

Direct Observation of Solvent–Reaction Intermediate Interactions in Heterogeneously Catalyzed Alcohol Coupling

E Muramoto, DA Patel, W Chen, P Sautet… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The relative stability of reactive intermediates and reactants on a surface, which dictates the
rate and selectivity of catalytic reactions in both gas and liquid phases, is dependent on …

Methanol oxidation on the Au (3 1 0) surface: A theoretical study

G Tomaschun, W Dononelli, Y Li, M Bäumer, T Klüner… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work establishes a comprehensive analysis of the role of steps and kinks of the Au (3 1
0) surface in the generation of active oxygen species and elucidates the reaction pathway …

Water facilitates oxygen migration on gold surfaces

F Xu, I Fampiou, CR O'Connor, S Karakalos… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The water–oxygen–gold interface is important in many surface processes and has potential
influence on heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, it is shown that water facilitates the migration …

Catalytic activity of 1D chains of gold oxide on a stepped gold surface from density functional theory

S Li, O Olaniyan, LL Carroll, M Bäumer… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The rich surface chemistry of gold at the nanoscale has made it an important catalyst for low-
temperature applications. Recent studies point to the possible role of self-organized …