Microstructural and defect analysis of metal nanoparticles in functional catalysts by diffraction and electron microscopy: The Cu/ZnO catalyst for methanol synthesis

Topics in Catalysis

Volumn 57, Issue 1-4, 2014, Pages 188-206

  Kandemir, Timur ^a   Kasatkin, Igor ^a   Girgsdies, Frank ^a   Zander, Stefan ^a   Kühl, Stefanie ^a   Tovar, Michael ^b   Schlögl, Robert ^a   Behrens, Malte ^a  

^a FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copper; Defects; Diffraction; Electron microscopy; Methanol synthesis; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY TECHNIQUES; DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS; EXTRACT INFORMATIONS; HIGHER-ORDER DIFFRACTION; LINE PROFILE ANALYSIS; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WHOLE POWDER PATTERN MODELING;

COPPER; DEFECTS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84896562289     PISSN: 10225528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11244-013-0175-2     Document Type: Article

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