Heterogeneous catalysis

Recent Publications in Heterogeneous catalysis

2015

Kolesov G, Vinichenko D, Tritsaris G, Friend C, Kaxiras E. Anatomy of the Photochemical Reaction: Excited-State Dynamics Reveals the C−H Acidity Mechanism of Methoxy Photo-oxidation on Titania. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2015;6:1624–1627.
Kolesov G, Vinichenko D, Tritsaris G, Friend C, Kaxiras E. Anatomy of the Photochemical Reaction: Excited-State Dynamics Reveals the C−H Acidity Mechanism of Methoxy Photo-oxidation on Titania. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2015;6:1624–1627.

2014

Tritsaris G, Vinichenko D, Kolesov G, Friend C, Kaxiras E. Dynamics of the Photogenerated Hole at the Rutile TiO2(110)/Water Interface: A Nonadiabatic Simulation Study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 2014;118:27393–27401.
Tritsaris G, Vinichenko D, Kolesov G, Friend C, Kaxiras E. Dynamics of the Photogenerated Hole at the Rutile TiO2(110)/Water Interface: A Nonadiabatic Simulation Study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 2014;118:27393–27401.

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The electron density of clorine adsorbed on a gold surface. This work determined the type of interaction between clorine and gold, important for improving the catalytic activity of gold.

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Silver-gold alloys
Silver-gold alloys, like nanoporous gold, can be excellent oxidation catalysts. In order to understand why, we are studying chemical reactions on various silver-gold surfaces. Shown here is a simple oxygen diffusion step on an flat gold surface with a single silver atom.