Observing gas-catalyst dynamics at atomic resolution and single-atom sensitivity

Micron

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 176-185

  Helveg, S ^a,b   Kisielowski, C F ^b   Jinschek, J R ^c   Specht, P ^d   Yuan, G ^b   Frei, H ^b  

^a HALDOR TOPSØE A S   (Denmark)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^d University of California Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Dynamics; Exit wave reconstruction; Gas surface interactions; In situ studies; Nanocrystals; Transmission electron microscopy; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914125284     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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