ERC Consolidator Grant · 2021
Nanofluidic Catalytic Reaction Imaging
How can we “see” a catalytic reaction on a single nanoparticle? While our eyes use visible light to create a vivid perception of our world, they are unable to resolve the nanoscale. Now imagine light yet allowing us to equally vividly see a chemical process and thereby enabling us to witness how structure or chemical composition of a single nanoparticle control the rate of a catalytic reaction on its surface. To date, the lack of a suitable technique prevents this ultimate level of insight at technically relevant conditions. At the same time, to gain such insight is the ultimate goal of catalysis science and a key enabler for the rational design of next-generation catalyst materials needed…
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