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Steering the Chemistry of Carbon Oxides on a NiCu Catalyst

In the perspective of a sustainable energy economy, CO2 reduction is attracting increasing attention as a key Step toward the synthesis of fuels and valuable chemicals. A possible strategy to develop novel conversion catalysts consists in mimicking reactio ...

Amer Chemical Soc2013

Tailoring Bimetallic Alloy Surface Properties by Kinetic Control of Self-Diffusion Processes at the Nanoscale

Alfonso Baldereschi, Michele Rizzi

Achieving control of the nanoscale structure of binary alloys is of paramount importance for the design of novel materials with specific properties, leading to, for example, improved reaction rates and selectivity in catalysis, tailored magnetic behavior i ...

Amer Chemical Soc2012

Hydrogen-Assisted Transformation of CO2 on Nickel: The Role of Formate and Carbon Monoxide

Alfonso Baldereschi, Michele Rizzi

The nanoscale description of the reaction pathways and of the role of the intermediate species involved in a chemical process is a crucial milestone for tailoring more active, stable, and cheaper catalysts, thus providing "reaction engineering" capabilitie ...

2010

Imaging and characterization of activated CO2 species on Ni(110)

Alfonso Baldereschi, Michele Rizzi

By means of a joint experimental and theoretical approach we provide single molecule imaging and characterization of CO2 on Ni(110), chemisorbed with high charge transfer from the substrate in an activated state that plays a crucial role in the hydrogenati ...

2010