Catalysis and Electrocatalysis at Nanoparticle Surfaces

Andrzej Wieckowski, Elena R. Savinova, Constantinos G. Vayenas

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2003
• eBook ISBN:
  9781135545314
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Industrial & Technical Chemistry

Illustrating developments in electrochemical nanotechnology, heterogeneous catalysis, surface science and theoretical modelling, this reference describes the manipulation, characterization, control, and application of nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic activity and selectivity. It also offers experimental and synthetic strategies in nanoscale surface science. This standard-setting work clariefies several practical methods used to control the size, shape, crystal structure, and composition of nanoparticles; simulate metal-support interactions; predict nanoparticle behavior; enhance catalytic rates in gas phases; and examine catalytic functions on wet and dry surfaces.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contents
• Contributors
• 1: Theory and Modeling of Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Reactions
• 2: Simulations of the Reaction Kinetics on Nanometer-Sized Supported Catalyst Particles
• 3: Electronic Structure and Chemisorption Properties of Supported Metal Clusters: Model Calculations
• 4: State-of-the-Art Characterization of Single-Crystal Surfaces: A View of Nanostructures
• 5: Single-Crystal Surfaces as Model Platinum-Based Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts
• 6: Electrochemical Nanostructuring of Surfaces
• 7: Adsorption and Reaction at Supported Model Catalysts
• 8: Size-Dependent Electronic, Structural, and Catalytic Properties of Metal Clusters Supported on Ultrathin Oxide Films
• 9: Physical and Electrochemical Characterization of Bimetallic Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts
• 10: Nanomaterials as Precursors for Electrocatalysts
• 11: Preparation, Characterization, and Properties of Bimetallic Nanoparticles
• 12: Physicochemical Aspects of Preparation of Carbon-Supported Noble Metal Catalysts
• 13: NMR Investigations of Heterogeneous and Electrochemical Catalysts
• 14: In-Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Carbon-Supported Pt and Pt-Alloy Electrocatalysts: Correlation of Electrocatalytic Activity with Particle Size and Alloying
• 15: STM and Infrared Spectroscopy in Studies of Fuel Cell Model Catalysts: Particle Structure and Reactivity
• 16: Electrochemical and Chemical Promotion by Alkalis with Metal Films and Nanoparticles
• 17: Metal-Support Interaction in LowTemperature Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts
• 18: Effects of Size and Contact Structure of Supported Noble Metal Catalysts in Low-Temperature CO Oxidation
• 19: Promotion, Electrochemical Promotion, and Metal-Support Interactions: The Unifying Role of Spillover
• 20: Support Effects on Catalytic Performance of Nanoparticles
• 21: Abnormal Infrared Effects of Nanometer-Scale Thin Film Material of Platinum Group Metals and Alloys at Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces
• 22: Design of Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells
• 23: Effects of Particle Size and Support on Some Catalytic Properties of Metallic and Bimetallic Catalysts
• 24: Conductive Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles on Synthetic Boron-Doped Diamond Surfaces
• 25: Electrocatalysis with Electron-Conducting Polymers Modified by Noble Metal Nanoparticles
• 26: Novel Nanostructured Material Based on Transition-Metal Compounds for Electrocatalysis
• Index