title: Catalytic methanol oxidation over copper: observation of reaction-induced nanoscale restructuring by means of in situ time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy
abstract: The catalytically active copper phase for the partial oxidation of methanol is studied by means of time-resolved extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy combined with the detection of the catalytic turnover. It is found that the active form of the copper is a strained nanocrystalline form of the metal. The metal is no longer made up from large crystallites but contains a defect structure in which oxygen is already intercalated.
authors.affiliation: Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany.
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bottger
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schedel-Niedrig
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Timpe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gottschall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Havecker
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ressler
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlogl