Selected Publications of the Heterogeneous Catalysis Group

S. Srinivas, M. Yang, K. A. Jackson and J. Jellinek, “Atomistic Description of Electric Dipole Polarizability in Si_nH_m.” AIP Conference Proceedings (in press)

S. Vajda, and L. Wöste, “Smallest Size Regime: Control of Ultrafast Dynamics,” in The Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Second Edition, J. A. Schwartz, C. Cotescu, and K. Putyera Editors, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2008, invited review article (in press)

S. Vajda, M. J. Pellin, J. P. Greeley, C. L. Marshall, L. A. Curtiss, G. A. Ballentine, J. W. Elam, S. Catillon-Mucherie, P. C. Redfern, F. Mehmood, and P. Zapol, “Subnanometer Platinum Clusters:  Highly Active and Selective Catalysts for Oxidative Dehydrogenation,” Nature Materials (in press)

G. Jacobs, A. Sarkar, B. H. Davis, D. Cronauer, A. J. Kropf, and C. L. Marshall, “Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis:  Temperature Programmed EXAFS/XANES Characterization of the Impact of Cu and Alkali Promoters to Iron-based Catalysts on the Carbide Formation Rate,” in Fischer Tropsch Synthesis, B. H. Davis and M. L. Ocelli Eds, CRC Press, pp. 119-146 (2009)

U. B. Balachandran, T. H. Lee, S. E. Dorris, C. A. Udovich, C. G. Scouten, and C. L. Marshall, “Novel Membrane Technology for Green Ethylene Production,” Cleantechnology Conference (Cleantech 2008) (in press)

S. Lee, L. M. Molina, M. J. López, J. A. Alonso, B. Hammer, B. Lee, S. Seifert, R. E. Winans, J. W. Elam, M. J. Pellin, and S. Vajda, "Selective Propene Epoxidation on Immobilized Au_6-10 Clusters: The Effect of Hydrogen and Water on Activity and Selectivity," Angewandte Chemie International Edition 48 (8), 1467-1471 (2009)

M. S. Wong, J. J. Alvarez, Y.-L. Fang, N. Akcin, M. O. Nutt, J. T. Miller, and K. N. Heck, “Cleaner Water Using Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts,” review accepted, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 84, 158-166 (2009)

S. Vajda, M. J. Pellin, J. P. Greeley, C. L. Marshall, L. A. Curtiss, G. A. Ballentine, J. W. Elam, S. Catillon-Mucherie, P. C. Redfern, F. Mehmood and P. Zapol, “Subnanometre Platinum Clusters as Highly Active and Selective Catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane,” Nature Materials, Advance Online Publication: February 8, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat2384 (2009)

S. Lee, L. M. Molina, M. L, María J. López, J. A. Alonso, B. Hammer, B. Lee, S. Seifert, R. E. Winans, J. W. Elam, M. J. Pellin, and S. Vajda, “Selective Propene Epoxidation on Immobilized Au6-10 Clusters: The Effect of Hydrogen and Water on Selectivity and Activity,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 48, 1467 (2009) (International Edition); Angewandte Chemie 121, 1495 (2009) (German Edition)

S. Lee, Yu Lei, B. Lee, S. Seifert, R. E. Winans, J. W. Elam, M. J. Pellin, K. Sell, A. Kleibert, V. von Oyenhausen, K.-H. Meiwes-Broer, A. Fraile-Rodríguez, S. Vajda, “In-situ, Real time GISAXS and TPR Studies on Size Selected Cluster Catalyst: Understanding Size/Shape Effect in Catalysis, “ Extended reviewed abstract, Book of Abstracts, 14th International Congress on Catalysis (2008)

B. C. Gates, G. Huber, C. L. Marshall, P. N. Ross, J. Siirola, and Y. Wang, “Catalysts for Emerging Energy Applications, MRS Bulletin 33, 429-435 (2008)

S. Schuyten, S. Guerrero, J. T. Miller, and E. E. Wolf, “Characterization and Oxidation States of Cu and Pd in Pd-CuO/ZnO/ZrO₂ Catalysts for Hydrogen Production by Methanol Partial Oxidation,” Applied Catalysis A: Gen., 352, 133-144 (2009)

D. A. Ruddy, J. Jarupatrakorn, R. M. Rioux, J. T. Miller, M. J. McMurdo, J. L. McBee, K. A. Tupper, and T. D. Tilley, “Site-Isolated Pt-SBA15 Materials from Tris(tert-butoxy)siloxy Complexes of Pt(II) and Pt(IV),” Chemistry of Materials 20, 6517-6527 (2008)

E. B. Fox, S. Velu, M. H. Engelhard, Y.-H. Chin, J. T. Miller, A. J. Kropf, and C. Song, “Roles of Cu and Pd in CeO₂ Supported Cu-Pd Bimetallic Catalyst for the Oxygen-Assisted Water-Gas Shift Reaction,” Journal of Catalysis 260, 358-370 (2008)

L. Bollmann, J. L. Ratts, A. J. Joshi, W. D. Williams, J. Pazmino, Y. V. Joshi, J. T. Miller, A. J. Kropf, W. N. Delgass, and F. H. Ribeiro, “Effect of Zn Addition on the Water-Gas Shift Reaction over Supported Palladium Catalysts,” Journal of Catlysis 257(1), 43-54 (2008)

L. D. D'Souza, J. R. Regalbuto, and J. T. Miller, " Preparation of Carbon Supported Cobalt by Electrostatic Adsorption of [Co(NH₃)₆]Cl₃,” Journal of Catalysis 254(2), 157-169 (2008)

N. J. Mayhall, K. Raghavachari, P. C. Redfern, L. A. Curtiss, and V. Rassolov, “Toward accurate thermochemical models for transition metals: G3Large basis sets for atoms Sc-Zn,” Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 144122 (2008)

G. Li, N. M. Dimitrijevic, L. Chen, T. Rajh, and K. A. Gray, “Role of Surface/Interfacial Cu²⁺ Sites in the Photocatalytic Activity of Coupled CuO-TiO₂ Nanocomposites,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112, 19040–19044 (2008)

Z. V. Saponjic, T. Rajh, and N. M. Dimitrijevic, “Assembly of TOPO-Capped Silver Nanoparticles to Multilayered Film,” in Materials Syntheses. A Practical Guide, U. Schubert, N. Hüsing, and R. Laine, eds., Springer, Wien, New York, 2008, pp. 149-154

G. Li, N. M. Dimitrijevic, L. Chen, J. M. Nichols, T. Rajh, and K. A. Gray, “The Important Role of Tetrahedral Ti4+ Sites in the Phase Transformation and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO₂ Nanocomposites,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, Communication 130, 5402-5403 (2008)

G. Li, L. Chen, N. M. Dimitrijevic, and K. A. Gray, “Visible Light Photocatalytic Properties of Anion-Doped TiO₂ Materials Prepared from a Molecular Titanium Precursor,” Chemical Physics Letters 451, 75-79 (2008)

G. Li, S. Ciston, Z. V. Saponjic, L. Chen, N. M. Dimitrijevic, T. Rajh, and K. A. Gray, “Synthesizing Mixed-Phase TiO₂ Nanocomposites Using a Hydrothermal Method for Photooxidation and Photoreduction Applications,” Journal of Catalysis 253, 105-110 (2008)

K. Jackson, L. Ma, M. Yang and J. Jellinek, “Atomistic Dipole Moments and Polarizabilities of Na_N Clusters, N= 2-20,” Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 144309(1-10) (2008) 

K. Baishya, J. C. Idrobo, S. Ogut, M. Yang, K. Jackson, and J. Jellinek, “Optical Absorption Spectra of Intermediate Size Silver Clusters from First Principles,” Physical Review B 78, 075439(1-9) (2008)

J. Jellinek, “Nanoalloys:  Tuning Physical and Chemical Properties through Size and Composition,” Faraday Discussions 138, 11-35 (2008)

K. A. Jackson, M. Yang, and J. Jellinek, “Site-Specific Analysis of Response Properties of Sodium Clusters,” in Latest Advances in Atomic Cluster Collisions: Structure and Dynamics from Nuclear to the Biological Scale, J.-P. Connerade and A. V. Solov’yov, Eds., Imperial College Press, London, 2008, pp. 72-86

R. Ferrando, J. Jellinek, and R. L. Johnston, “Nanoalloys:  From Theory to Applications of Alloy Clusters and Nanoparticles,” Chemical Reviews 108, 845-910 (2008)

J. Soullard, R. Santamaria, and J. Jellinek, “Pressure and Size Effects in Endohedrally Confined Hydrogen Clusters,” Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 064316(1-7) (2008)

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