Morphological, Compositional, and Shape Control of Materials for Catalysis

Morphological, Compositional, and Shape Control of Materials for Catalysis, Volume 177, the latest in the Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis series, documents the fast-growing developments in the synthesis, characterization, and utilization of nanostructures for catalysis.

The book provides essential background on using well-defined materials for catalysis and presents exciting new paradigms in the preparation and application of catalytic materials, with an emphasis on how structure determines catalytic properties.

In addition, the book uniquely features discussions on the future of the field, with ample space for future directions detailed in each chapter.

1. Opportunities and challenges in the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic properties of controlled nanostructures
Michele Melchionna, Paolo Fornasiero, Matteo Cargnello
2. Tuning product selectivity by changing the size of catalytically-active metallic nanoparticles
Elad Gross
3. Achievements, present status, and grand challenges of controlled model nano-catalysts
Selim Alayoglu
4. Well-defined metal nanoparticles for electrocatalysis
Liheng Wu, Zheng Xi, and Shouheng Sun
5. Characterization of model nanocatalysts by x-ray absorption spectroscopy
Qi Wang and Anatoly I. Frenkel
6. Controlling the number of atoms on catalytic metallic clusters
Alejandra Londoño-Calderon, Arturo Ponce, Ulises Santiago, Sergio Mejia, and Miguel José-Yacamán
7. Spectroscopic methods in catalysis and their applications in well-defined nanocatalysts
Elisa Borfecchia, Lorenzo Mino, Elena Groppo, Silvia Bordiga, Aram L. Bugaev, Andriy Budnyk, Kirill A. Lomachenko, Alexander A. Guda, Mikhail A. Soldatov, Alexander V. Soldatov, and Carlo Lamberti
8. Nanoscale control of metal clusters on templating supports
Erik Vesselli and Maria Peressi
9. 0, 1, 2, and 3-D soft and hard templates for catalysis
Sultan Butuna, Sahin Demircia, Alper O. Yasara, Selin Sagbasa, Nahit Aktasc, Nurettin Sahinera
10. Atomically precise gold and bimetal nanoclusters as new model catalysts
Chenjie Zeng, Yuxiang Chen, Shuo Zhao, and Rongchao Jin
11. Fundamental studies on photocatalytic structures with well-defined crystal facets
Don Jiang and Wenzhong Wang
12. Nanocrystal catalysts of high energy surface and high activity
Shi-Gang Sun
13. Synthesis and characterization of morphology controlled TiO2 nanocrystals: Opportunities and challenges for their application in photocatalytic materials
Massimiliano D’Arienzo, Roberto Scotti, Barbara Di Credico, and Matteo Redaelli
14. Uncertainties in theoretical description of well defined heterogeneous catalysts
Zhi-Jian Zhao and Jinlong Gong
15. Sn-substituted zeolites as heterogeneous catalysts for liquid phase catalytic technologies
Ceri Hammond
16. Discovering and utilizing structure sensitivity: from chemical catalysis in the gas phase to electrocatalysis in the liquid phase
Hailiang Wang
17. Well-defined nanostructures for catalysis by atomic layer deposition
Yomaira J. Pagán-Torres, Junling Lu, Eranda Nikolla, and Ana C. Alba-Rubio