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Development of New Methods of Studying Catalyst and Materials Surfaces with Ambient Pressure Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Accounts of Chemical Research
2025-01-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00508
Contributors: Franklin Tao
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Single-Atom Catalyst Restructuring during Catalytic Reforming of CH4 by CO2

ACS Catalysis
2024-12-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c05703
Contributors: Yu Tang; Xupeng Zong; Luan Nguyen; Franklin Tao
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Surface restructuring and predictive design of heterogeneous catalysts

Science
2024-11-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/science.adq0102
Contributors: Franklin Tao; Miquel Salmeron
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Highly Selective Photocatalytic Synthesis of Acetic Acid at 0–25 °C

Angewandte Chemie
2024-10-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202404598
Contributors: Xupeng Zong; Yi‐Chun Chu; Yu Tang; Yuting Li; Xin‐Ping Wu; Zaicheng Sun; Franklin Tao
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Highly Selective Photocatalytic Synthesis of Acetic Acid at 0–25 °C

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2024-09-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404598
Contributors: Xupeng Zong; Yi‐Chun Chu; Yu Tang; Yuting Li; Xin‐Ping Wu; Zaicheng Sun; Franklin Tao
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Breaking Continuously Packed Bimetallic Sites to Singly Dispersed on Nonmetallic Support for Efficient Hydrogen Production

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2024-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18160
Contributors: Tao Jiang; Yuting Li; Yu Tang; Shiran Zhang; Duy Le; Talat S. Rahman; Franklin Tao
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Preparation of a membrane-sealed cell for studying catalyst nanoparticles in flowing gas with high vacuum x-ray photoelectron spectrometer

Review of Scientific Instruments
2024-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1063/5.0186088
Contributors: Franklin Tao; Luan Nguyen; Matteo Amati; Luca Gregoratti
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Case Studies: Near Ambient Pressure (NAP) X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

2023 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07125-6_17
Contributors: Franklin Tao; Yu Tang
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Integrated in situ spectroscopic studies on syngas production from partial oxidation of methane catalyzed by atomically dispersed rhodium cations on ceria

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D2CP03216C
Contributors: Adedamola A. Opalade; Yu Tang; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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A new type of catalysts: catalysts of singly dispersed bimetallic sites

Trends in Chemistry
2023-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2023.03.006
Contributors: Franklin Tao; Yuting Li
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In situ and operando study of catalysts during high-temperature high-pressure catalysis in a fixed-bed plug flow reactor with x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Review of Scientific Instruments
2023-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1063/5.0083201
Contributors: Yu Tang; Luan Nguyen; Yuting Li; Franklin Tao
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C−N Coupling through Hydroaminoalkylation on a Single‐Atom Rh Heterogeneous Catalyst

Angewandte Chemie
2023-04-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202214332
Contributors: Yuting Li; Yu Tang; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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C−N Coupling through Hydroaminoalkylation on a Single‐Atom Rh Heterogeneous Catalyst

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2023-04-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214332
Contributors: Yuting Li; Yu Tang; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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Activation and catalytic transformation of methane under mild conditions

Chemical Society Reviews
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1CS00783A
Contributors: Yu Tang; Yuting Li; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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Report on Photoelectron-Induced Excitation Spectroscopy and Its Close Correlation with Fundamental Studies of Catalysis

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2022-08-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00209
Contributors: Franklin Tao; Luan Nguyen; Yu Tang
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Atomic-Scale Structure and Catalysis on Positively Charged Bimetallic Sites for Generation of H2

Nano Letters
2020-09-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00852
Contributors: Yu Tang; Shiran Zhang; Takat B. Rawal; Luan Nguyen; Yasuhiro Iwasawa; Shree R. Acharya; Jingyue Liu; Sampyo Hong; Talat S. Rahman; Franklin Tao
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Effects of initial crystal structure of Fe2O3 and Mn promoter on effective active phase for syngas to light olefins

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
2020-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118219
Contributors: Yi Liu; Fangxu Lu; Yu Tang; Minyang Liu; Franklin Feng Tao; Yi Zhang
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Ir1Znn Bimetallic Site for Efficient Production of Hydrogen from Methanol

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2019-12-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03247
Contributors: Luan Nguyen; Shiran Zhang; Li Tan; Yu Tang; Jingyue Liu; Franklin Feng Tao
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Understanding Catalyst Surfaces during Catalysis through Near Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Chemical Reviews
2019-06-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00114
Contributors: Luan Nguyen; Franklin Feng Tao; Yu Tang; Jian Dou; Xiao-Jun Bao
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Elucidation of the Reaction Mechanism for High-Temperature Water Gas Shift over an Industrial-Type Copper–Chromium–Iron Oxide Catalyst

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2019-05-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03516
Contributors: Felipe Polo-Garzon; Victor Fung; Luan Nguyen; Yu Tang; Franklin Tao; Yongqiang Cheng; Luke L. Daemen; Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta; Guo Shiou Foo; Minghui Zhu et al.
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Synergy of Single-Atom Ni1 and Ru1 Sites on CeO2 for Dry Reforming of CH4

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2019-05-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10910
Contributors: Yu Tang; Yuechang Wei; Ziyun Wang; Shiran Zhang; Yuting Li; Luan Nguyen; Yixiao Li; Yan Zhou; Wenjie Shen; Franklin Feng Tao et al.
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Catalytic Oxidation of Ethane to Carboxylic Acids in the Liquid Phase at Near Room Temperature at Ambient Pressure

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2019-03-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04455
Contributors: Yuting Li; Yu Tang; Luan Nguyen; Franklin Feng Tao
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Interactions of gaseous molecules with X-ray photons and photoelectrons in AP-XPS study of solid surface in gas phase

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C7CP08429C
Contributors: Franklin (Feng) Tao; Luan Nguyen
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Low-temperature activation of methane on doped single atoms: descriptor and prediction

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C8CP03191F
Contributors: Victor Fung; Franklin (Feng) Tao; De-en Jiang
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Studies of surface of metal nanoparticles in a flowing liquid with XPS

Chemical Communications
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC03497D
Contributors: Luan Nguyen; Paul (Pengcheng) Tao; Huimin Liu; Mohamed Al-Hada; Matteo Amati; Hikmet Sezen; Yu Tang; Luca Gregoratti; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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Transition of surface phase of cobalt oxide during CO oxidation

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C7CP07407G
Contributors: Yu Tang; Lingjuan Ma; Jian Dou; Christopher M. Andolina; Yuting Li; Hongbin Ma; Stephen D. House; Xiaoyan Zhang; Judith Yang; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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In Situ Formation of Isolated Bimetallic PtCe Sites of Single-Dispersed Pt on CeO2 for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2018-11-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b15585
Contributors: Jing Li; Yu Tang; Yuanyuan Ma; Zhiyun Zhang; Franklin (Feng) Tao; Yongquan Qu
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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies of Nanoparticles Dispersed in Static Liquid

Langmuir
2018-08-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00806
Contributors: Luan Nguyen; Paul Pengcheng Tao; Huimin Liu; Mohamed Al-Hada; Matteo Amati; Hikmet Sezen; Luca Gregoratti; Yu Tang; Stephen D. House; Franklin Feng Tao
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Subsurface catalysis-mediated selectivity of dehydrogenation reaction

Science Advances
2018-08-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aar5418
Contributors: Weiting Cai; Rentao Mu; Shenjun Zha; Guodong Sun; Sai Chen; Zhi-Jian Zhao; Hao Li; Hao Tian; Yu Tang; Franklin (Feng) Tao et al.
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Swellable Organically Modified Silica (SOMS) as a Catalyst Scaffold for Catalytic Treatment of Water Contaminated with Trichloroethylene

ACS Catalysis
2018-08-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01700
Contributors: Gokhan Celik; Saurabh A. Ailawar; Hyuntae Sohn; Yu Tang; Franklin Feng Tao; Jeffrey T. Miller; Paul L. Edmiston; Umit S. Ozkan
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Anatomy of a Visible Light Activated Photocatalyst for Water Splitting

ACS Catalysis
2018-07-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01388
Contributors: Somphonh P. Phivilay; Charles A. Roberts; Andrew D. Gamalski; Eric A. Stach; Shiran Zhang; Luan Nguyen; Yu Tang; Anke Xiong; Alexander A. Puretzky; Franklin Feng Tao et al.
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High Catalytic Activity of Pd1/ZnO(101̅0) toward Methanol Partial Oxidation: A DFT+KMC Study

ACS Catalysis
2018-06-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b04504
Contributors: Takat B. Rawal; Shree Ram Acharya; Sampyo Hong; Duy Le; Yu Tang; Franklin Feng Tao; Talat S. Rahman
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Dual reactor for in situ/operando fluorescent mode XAS studies of sample containing low-concentration 3d or 5d metal elements

Review of Scientific Instruments
2018-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1063/1.5022738
Contributors: Luan Nguyen; Yu Tang; Yuting Li; Xiaoyan Zhang; Ding Wang; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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Consciously Constructing Heterojunction or Direct Z-Scheme Photocatalysts by Regulating Electron Flow Direction

ACS Catalysis
2018-03-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b04323
Contributors: Wenshuai Jiang; Xupeng Zong; Li An; Shixin Hua; Xiang Miao; Shiliang Luan; Yuanjing Wen; Franklin Feng Tao; Zaicheng Sun
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C–C Coupling on Single-Atom-Based Heterogeneous Catalyst

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2018-01-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b09314
Contributors: Xiaoyan Zhang; Zaicheng Sun; Bin Wang; Yu Tang; Luan Nguyen; Yuting Li; Franklin Feng Tao
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Surface Structures of Model Metal Catalysts in Reactant Gases

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
2018-01-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b06950
Contributors: Franklin Feng Tao; Walter T. Ralston; Huimin Liu; Gabor A. Somorjai
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Operando chemistry of catalyst surfaces during catalysis

Chemical Society Reviews
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C6CS00931J
Contributors: Jian Dou; Zaicheng Sun; Adedamola A. Opalade; Nan Wang; Wensheng Fu; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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Integrated In Situ Characterization of a Molten Salt Catalyst Surface: Evidence of Sodium Peroxide and Hydroxyl Radical Formation

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2017-08-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704758
Contributors: Kazuhiro Takanabe; Abdulaziz M. Khan; Yu Tang; Luan Nguyen; Ahmed Ziani; Benjamin W. Jacobs; Ayman M. Elbaz; S. Mani Sarathy; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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Integrated In Situ Characterization of a Molten Salt Catalyst Surface: Evidence of Sodium Peroxide and Hydroxyl Radical Formation

Angewandte Chemie
2017-08-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704758
Contributors: Kazuhiro Takanabe; Abdulaziz M. Khan; Yu Tang; Luan Nguyen; Ahmed Ziani; Benjamin W. Jacobs; Ayman M. Elbaz; S. Mani Sarathy; Franklin (Feng) Tao
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Elucidating the Copper–Hägg Iron Carbide Synergistic Interactions for Selective CO Hydrogenation to Higher Alcohols

ACS Catalysis
2017-08-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b01469
Contributors: Yongwu Lu; Riguang Zhang; Baobao Cao; Binghui Ge; Franklin Feng Tao; Junjun Shan; Luan Nguyen; Zhenghong Bao; Tianpin Wu; Jonathan W. Pote et al.
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Correction to Red Emissive Sulfur, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Dots and Their Application in Ion Detection and Theranostics

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2017-07-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08762
Contributors: Xiang Miao; Xinlong Yan; Dan Qu; Dabing Li; Franklin Feng Tao; Zaicheng Sun
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Direct Neutron Spectroscopy Observation of Cerium Hydride Species on a Cerium Oxide Catalyst

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2017-07-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05492
Contributors: Zili Wu; Yongqiang Cheng; Franklin Tao; Luke Daemen; Guo Shiou Foo; Luan Nguyen; Xiaoyan Zhang; Ariana Beste; Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta
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Catalysis at Multiple Length Scales: Crotonaldehyde Hydrogenation at Nanoscale and Mesoscale Interfaces in Platinum–Cerium Oxide Catalysts

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2017-06-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b03886
Contributors: Yutichai Mueanngern; Xin Yang; Yu Tang; Franklin “Feng” Tao; L. Robert Baker
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Red Emissive Sulfur, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Dots and Their Application in Ion Detection and Theraonostics

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2017-06-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b04514
Contributors: Xiang Miao; Xinlong Yan; Dan Qu; Dabing Li; Franklin Feng Tao; Zaicheng Sun
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General Structure–Reactivity Relationship for Oxygen on Transition-Metal Oxides

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2017-05-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00861
Contributors: Victor Fung; Franklin Feng Tao; De-en Jiang
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Stabilization of Iron-Based Catalysts against Oxidation: An In Situ Ambient-Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (AP-XPS) Study

ACS Catalysis
2017-05-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b00636
Contributors: Yongchun Hong; Shiran Zhang; Franklin Feng Tao; Yong Wang
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Atomic-Scale Structural Evolution of Rh(110) during Catalysis

ACS Catalysis
2017-01-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02006
Contributors: Luan Nguyen; Lacheng Liu; Solomon Assefa; Christopher Wolverton; William F. Schneider; Franklin Feng Tao
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