Fundamental insights into interfacial catalysis
Guest editors Jinlong Gong and Xinhe Bao introduce the Fundamental Insights into Interfacial Catalysis issue of Chemical Society Reviews.
Enantiomer surface chemistry: conglomerate versus racemate formation on surfaces
A comprehensive review classifying chirality expressed on surfaces and, by surveying available literature, determining the tendency for conglomerate vs. racemate formation on surfaces.
Review Article
Surface science under reaction conditions: CO oxidation on Pt and Pd model catalysts
Application of surface-science techniques, such as XPS, SXRD, STM, and IR spectroscopy under catalytic reactions conditions yield new structural and chemical information. Recent experiments focusing on CO oxidation over Pt and Pd model catalysts were reviewed.
Operando chemistry of catalyst surfaces during catalysis
The chemistry of a catalyst surface during catalysis is crucial for a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of a catalytic reaction performed on the catalyst in the gas or liquid phase.
Surface chemistry of group IB metals and related oxides
Catalytic surface chemistry of IB metals are reviewed with an attempt to bridge model catalysts and powder catalysts.
A chemist's overview of surface electron spins
Tuning surface electron spins with chemical approaches and systems.
Strategies for stable water splitting via protected photoelectrodes
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of protection strategies for achieving stable solid/liquid interfaces for photoelectrodes.
Reactions of water and C1 molecules on carbide and metal-modified carbide surfaces
This work establishes general trends for modifying the properties of TMC surfaces with metal modifiers.
IR spectroscopic investigations of chemical and photochemical reactions on metal oxides: bridging the materials gap
In this review, we highlight recent progress (2008–2016) in infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) studies on oxide powders achieved by using different types of metal oxide single crystals as reference systems.
Ceria-based model catalysts: fundamental studies on the importance of the metal–ceria interface in CO oxidation, the water–gas shift, CO2 hydrogenation, and methane and alcohol reforming
Model metal/ceria and ceria/metal catalysts have shown to be excellent systems for studying fundamental phenomena linked to the operation of technical catalysts.
Structural motifs of water on metal oxide surfaces
This review describes the state-of-the-art of the molecular-level understanding of water adsorption, dissociation and clustering on model surfaces of metal oxides.
Surface chemistry and catalysis confined under two-dimensional materials
Interfaces between 2D material overlayers and solid surfaces provide confined spaces for chemical processes, which have stimulated new chemistry under a 2D cover.
Tutorial Review
Surface point defects on bulk oxides: atomically-resolved scanning probe microscopy
Metal oxides are abundant in nature and they are some of the most versatile materials for applications ranging from catalysis to novel electronics.
About this collection
It is our pleasure to present this Chemical Society Reviews themed issue which summarizes the recent advances in understanding chemical reactions on well-defined, frequently single crystalline surfaces at the molecular level. Guest Edited by Jinlong Gong and Xinhe Bao, this issue covers state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques used to study surface catalytic reactions, both at the metal-UHV and metal-liquid interfaces, as well as computational techniques based on Density Functional theory and dynamic Monte Carlo simulations. This special issue also unravels mechanistic and kinetic aspects of important catalytic reactions that feature in industrial processes, fuel reforming, fuel cells, the hydrogen economy, and environmental catalysis. Another important area of inspiration is biocatalysis and enzymes, and the comparison of reactions at different catalysts (metal surfaces, enzymes) at different interfaces (metal-gas, metal-liquid, enzyme-liquid).