Direct imaging of single metal atoms and clusters in the pores of dealuminated HY zeolite

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 506-510

  Ortalan, Volkan ^a   Uzun, Alper ^a   Gates, Bruce C ^a   Browning, Nigel D ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; LOCATION; METALS; NANOCLUSTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ABERRATION-CORRECTED SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; ALUMINOSILICATE MATERIALS; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CATALYTICALLY-ACTIVE METALS; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; DEALUMINATED HY ZEOLITES; SINGLE METAL ATOMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS;

ZEOLITES;

ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DIFFRACTION; HISTOGRAM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 77955228679     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.92     Document Type: Article

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