Issue 5, 2020

In situ environmental TEM observation of two-stage shrinking of Cu2O islands on Cu(100) during methanol reduction

Abstract

The structural dynamics of Cu catalyst regeneration from Cu2O under methanol is poorly understood. In situ Environmental TEM on Cu(100)-supported Cu2O islands reveals a transition from anisotropic to isotropic shrinking during reduction. Two-stage reduction is statistically supported and explained by preferential methanol reactivity on Cu2O nano-islands with DFT simulations.

Graphical abstract: In situ environmental TEM observation of two-stage shrinking of Cu2O islands on Cu(100) during methanol reduction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 10 2019
Accepted
06 1 2020
First published
21 1 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 2738-2742

Author version available

In situ environmental TEM observation of two-stage shrinking of Cu2O islands on Cu(100) during methanol reduction

H. Chi, M. T. Curnan, M. Li, C. M. Andolina, W. A. Saidi, G. Veser and J. C. Yang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 2738 DOI: 10.1039/C9CP05831A

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