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CO 2 Activation by ZnO through the Formation of an Unusual Tridentate Surface Carbonate
Author(s) -
Wang Yuemin,
Kováčik Roman,
Meyer Bernd,
Kotsis Konstantinos,
Stodt Dorothee,
Staemmler Volker,
Qiu Hengshan,
Traeger Franziska,
Langenberg Deler,
Muhler Martin,
Wöll Christof
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200700564
Subject(s) - carbonate , electron energy loss spectroscopy , high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy , spectroscopy , high resolution , chemistry , materials science , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , metallurgy , geology , physics , remote sensing , quantum mechanics , transmission electron microscopy
Greenhouse gas “al dente” : Exposure of the nonpolar ZnO(10 $\bar 1$ 0) surface to CO 2 at 95 K leads to the formation of an unusual tridentate carbonate species (see picture; C green, O red, Zn gray). Use of several experimental techniques (for example, high‐resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS)) and theoretical calculations provides insight into the activation of CO 2 on the surface.