LEIS and XPS Publications

Low Energy Ion Scattering (LEIS) papers from Lehigh University

1. Surface Characterization of Ultrathin Atomic Layer Deposited Molybdenum Oxide Films using High Sensitivity Low Energy Ion Scattering, R. M. Singhania, H. Price, V. Y. Kounga, B. Davis, P. Brüner, R. Thorpe, D. J. Hynek, J. J. Cha, N. C. Strandwitz, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, accepted

2. Structure-Activity Relationships of Hydrothermally Aged Titania-Supported Vanadium-Tungsten Oxide Catalysts for SCR of NOx Emissions with NH3, J. K. Lai, N. R. Jaegers, B. Mosevitzky Lis, M. Guo, M. E. Ford, E. Walter, Y. Wang, J. Z. Hu, I. E. Wachs, ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 12096-12111.

3. Nature of Reactive Oxygen Intermediates on Copper-Promoted Iron-Chromium Oxide Catalysts during CO2 Activation, M. Zhu, P. Tian, M. E. Ford, J. Chen, J. Xu, Y-F. Han and I. E. Wachs, ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10, 7857-7863.

4. Probing the surface of promoted CuO-Cr2O3-Fe2O3 catalysts during CO2 activation, M. Zhu, J. Chen, L. Shen, M. E. Ford, J. Gao, J. Xu, I. E. Wachs and Y-F. Han, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020, 271, 1-6.

5. Activation and deactivation of the commercial-type CuO-Cr2O3-Fe2O3 high temperature shift catalyst, M. Zhu, P. Tian, J. Chen, M. E. Ford, J. Xu, I. E. Wachs and Y-F. Han, AIChE J., 2020, 66:e16846.

6. Strong Metal–Support Interactions between Copper and Iron Oxide during the High‐Temperature Water‐Gas Shift Reaction, M. Zhu, P. Tian, R. Kurtz, T. Lunkenbein, J. Xu, R. Schlogl, I. E. Wachs and Y. Han, Angewandte Chemie, 2019, 58, 9083-9087.

7. Anatomy of a Visible Light Activated Photocatalyst for Water Splitting, S. P. Phivilay, C. A. Roberts, A. D. Gamalski, E. A. Stach, S. Zhang, L. Nguyen, Y. Tang, A. Xiong, A. A. Puretzky, F. F. Tao, K. Domen, and Israel E. Wachs, ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 6650-6658.

8. Revealing structure-activity relationships in chromium free high temperature shift catalysts promoted by earth abundant elements, M. Zhu, Ö. Yalçin, and I.E. Wachs, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018, 232, 205-212.

9. Influence of catalyst synthesis method on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO by NH3 with V2O5-WO3/TiO2 catalysts, Y. He, M.E. Ford, M. Zhu, Q. Liu, U. Tumuluri, Z. Wu, I.E. Wachs, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016, 193, 141-150.

10. Selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 with WO3-TiO2 catalysts: Influence of catalyst synthesis method, Y. He, M.E. Ford, M. Zhu, Q. Liu, Z. Wu, I.E. Wachs, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016, 188, 123-133.

11. Low-Energy Ion Scattering spectroscopy of silicate glass surfaces, R.M. Almeida, R. Hickey, H. Jain, C.G. Pantano, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2014, 385, 124-128.

12. Fundamental Bulk/Surface Structure−Photoactivity Relationships of Supported (Rh2−yCryO3)/GaN Photocatalysts, S.P. Phivilay, C.A. Roberts, A.A. Puretzky, K. Domen, and I.E. Wachs, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2013, 4, 3719-3724.

13. On the H2/D2 isotopic exchange rate of proton conducting barium cerates and zirconates, H.H. Shin and S. McIntosh, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1, 7639.

14. Anomalous Surface Compositions of Stoichiometric Mixed Oxide Compounds, S.V. Merzlikin, N.N. Tolkachev, L.E. Briand, T. Strunskus, C. Wöll, I.E. Wachs, and W. Grünert, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 8037-8041.

15. Applications of High Sensitivity Low Energy Ion Scattering (HS-LEIS) in Heterogeneous Catalysis, H.R.J. ter Veen, T. Kim, I.E. Wachs and H. Brongersma, Catalysis Today, 2009, 140(3-4), 197-201.

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) papers from Lehigh University

1. Formation and influence of surface hydroxyls on product selectivity during CO2 hydrogenation by Ni/SiO2 catalysts, T. Pu, L. Shen, X. Liu, X. Cao, J. Xu, I. E. Wachs, M. Zhu, Journal of Catalysis, 2021, 400, 228-233.

2. Identifying the Catalytic Active Site for Propylene Metathesis by Supported ReOx Catalysts, B. Zhang and I. E. Wachs, ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 1962-1976.

3. Nature of Reactive Oxygen Intermediates on Copper-Promoted Iron-Chromium Oxide Catalysts during CO2 Activation, M. Zhu, P. Tian, M. E. Ford, J. Chen, J. Xu, Y-F. Han and I. E. Wachs, ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10, 7857-7863.

4. Probing the surface of promoted CuO-Cr2O3-Fe2O3 catalysts during CO2 activation, M. Zhu, J. Chen, L. Shen, M. E. Ford, J. Gao, J. Xu, I. E. Wachs and Y-F. Han, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020, 271, 1-6.