Selectivity for ethanol partial oxidation: the unique chemistry of single-atom alloy catalysts on Au, Ag, and Cu(111)

• DOI: 10.1039/c9ta04572d
• Publication Date: 2019-05-15T15:04:14Z
• Authors: Hao Li; Wenrui Chai; Graeme Henkelman
• Keywords: Partial oxidation; Inert; Inert gas

Doping of a strong-binding single-atom element into inert close-packed substrates leads to highly active and selective initial dehydrogenation at the α-C–H site adsorbed ethanol.