Visualizing Under-Coordinated Surface Atoms on 3D Nanoporous Gold Catalysts

Pan Liu, Pengfei Guan, Akihiko Hirata, Ling Zhang, Luyang Chen, Yuren Wen, Yi Ding, Takeshi Fujita, Jonah Erlebacher, Mingwei Chen*

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Abstract

The intricate 3D geometric shape and surface atomic structure of nanoporous gold catalysts are investigated using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy in combination with discrete tomography. The real-space 3D atomic configurations illustrate geometrically necessary surface defects on the curved surface of the NPG, offering atomic insights into the catalysis of the nanoporous catalyst.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1753-1759
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume28
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Mar 2
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • discrete tomography
  • gold catalysts
  • nanocatalysis
  • nanoporous gold
  • surface defects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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