In situ environmental TEM observation of two-stage shrinking of Cu2O islands on Cu(100) during methanol reduction.
Hao ChiMatthew T CurnanMeng LiChristopher Michael AndolinaWissam A SaidiGötz VeserJudith C YangPublished in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP (2020)
The structural dynamics of Cu catalyst regeneration from Cu2O under methanol is poorly understood. In situ Environmental TEM on Cu(100)-supported Cu2O islands reveals a transition from anisotropic to isotropic shrinking during reduction. Two-stage reduction is statistically supported and explained by preferential methanol reactivity on Cu2O nano-islands with DFT simulations.