Current Trends of Surface Science and Catalysis

This unique book covers the latest surface science studies on model catalysts, including single crystals, non-colloidal nanocatalysts, and nanoparticles in various forms with the control of size, shape and composition. This book addresses the issue of bridging “materials and pressure gaps” and also discusses the important issue of metal-oxide interface and hot electron flows in heterogeneous catalysis. The current development of in-situ surface techniques that is relevant to bridging “pressure gaps” is also highlighted. Part I: Introduction.- Bridging Materials and Pressure Gaps in Surface Science and Heterogeneous Catalysis.- Part II: Model Systems for Nanocatalysts to Bridge Materials Gap.- Shape-Controlled Nanoparticles: Effect of Shape on Catalytic Activity, Selectivity, and Long-term Stability.- Non-Colloidal Nanocatalysts Fabricated with Nanolithography and Arc Plasma Deposition.- Dendrimer Encapsulated Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Application in Catalysis.- Core-Shell Nanoarchitectures as Stable Nanocatalysts.- Shape-Controlled Bimetallic Nanocatalysts in Fuel Cells: Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Studies.- Part III: In situ Surface Characterization to Bridge Pressure Gaps.- Role of Surface Oxides on Model Nanocatalysts in Catalytic Activity of CO Oxidation.- Influence of Atomic Structure, Steps and Kinks, on the Catalytic Activity: In situ Surface Studies.- The Development of Ambient Pressure X-Ray Photoelectron Spectros-Copy and its Application to Surface Science.- Electronic Excitations on Surfaces During Chemical and Photon Process.