Igor Lyubinetsky

Decomposition Pathways of Glycerol on Titania-supported Pt and Cu Nanocatalysts

Lead Institution

Baylor University

Principal Investigator

Zhenrong Zhang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Understanding the reaction mechanism is a key issue in the development of catalysts that can effectively convert glycerol, a top listed biomass-derived feedstock, to value-added chemicals. The…

Implementation of Atomic-Scale Chemical Imaging via Combination of Scanning Tunneling and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Igor Lyubinetsky

The project aims to establish an essential instrumental capability of the inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (IETS) on a new EMSL’s low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope (LT STM). This…

Understanding Water Splitting on Model Mixed Metal Oxide Photocatalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

There is a need for new fundamental insights into photocatalytic water splitting particularly how to design catalyst systems that extend the catalytic and photocatalytic functionalities of simple…

Detailing Organic Decomposition Mechanisms over Metal Oxide Catalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Igor Lyubinetsky

This proposal uses a combination of theory (density functional theory calculations) and experiment (scanning tunneling microscopy) to understand and clarify the surface science and chemistry of metal…

Photochemical studies on N-doped TiO2 single crystals - Fundamental Investigations of Water Splitting on Model TiO2 (Mike Henderson's BES Project - 48526)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Exploratory Research

This program's overall goals are aimed at the development of new energy sources for the 21st century. Hydrogen has considerable potential as an alternative fuel. Research includes examining the…

Controlling the Thermal and Non-Thermal Reactivities of Metal Oxide Structures Through Nanoscaling - Controlling Reactivities of Metal Oxide Strcutures(Mike Henderson's BES Project - 43626)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Exploratory Research

The constrained dimensions in nanoscaled materials produces unique chemical properties that will form the basis for important new technologies. A key scientific challenge is to understand how to…

Fundamental Studies of Nitrogen Oxide Surface chemistry: A Model System approach

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Janos Szanyi

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In our proposed research we will employ a model system approach to elucidate the structure-reactivity relationships of base-metal oxide nanostructures supported on planar oxide substrates. The major…

Model oxide defects with vicinally stepped NiO(100) substrates

Lead Institution

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Principal Investigator

Marjorie Langell

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies of vicinally-stepped NiO(001) substrates designed to present periodic surface atomic edge sites and narrow terraces of constant atomic width. The…

Fundamental Studies of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis on Model TiO2 Surfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this project is to provide the field of heterogeneous photocatalysis with unique insights into the molecular-level properties of photocatalytic transformations on TiO2 through joint…

Photochemical studies on N-doped TiO2 single crystals - Fundamental Investigations of Water Splitting on Model TiO2 (Mike Henderson's BES Project - 48526)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Development of new energy sources is a major need for the 21st century. Hydrogen has considerable potential as an alternative fuel. The discovery by Fujishima and coworkers in 1969 that water could…

Model system surface science approach to study photochemistry at adsorbate-substrate interfaces:
The trimethyl acetate, silver, titania system

Lead Institution

University of Texas at Austin

Principal Investigator

John White

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The field of heterogeneous photocatalysis on TiO2 has experienced unusual growth in the past decade because of increased interest in using light to promote chemical transformations. Researchers in…

Combining In-Situ Buffer-Layer-Assisted-Growth with Scanning Probe Microscopy for Formation and Study of Supported Model Catalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Igor Lyubinetsky

The objective of this project is to implement in-situ advanced buffer-layer-assisted-growth (BLAG) technique through combination with the EMSLs UHV SPM, and to apply resulting novel tool for…

Fundamental Studies of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis on Model TiO2 Surfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this project is to provide the field of heterogeneous photocatalysis with unique insights into the molecular-level properties of photocatalytic transformations through joint…

Critical interface properties of metalorganic species of technological and fundamental importance.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Kerry Hipps

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project focuses on in depth fundamental understanding of the interfaces of metalorganic films. As a model for porphyrins, phthalocyanines, and other technologically important metalorganics, we…

Fundamental Studies of Water Splitting on Model TiO2, RuO2 and Mixed TiO2-RuO2 Catalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this project is to provide fundamental insights into the roles of co-catalysts in heterogeneous photocatalytic water splitting over model TiO2 and related semiconducting oxide…

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