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CO Oxidation as a Prototypical Reaction for Heterogeneous Processes
Author(s) -
Freund HansJoachim,
Meijer Gerard,
Scheffler Matthias,
Schlögl Robert,
Wolf Martin
Publication year - 2011
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.201101378
Subject(s) - curiosity , panacea (medicine) , simple (philosophy) , multidisciplinary approach , nanotechnology , gas phase , heterogeneous catalysis , computer science , chemistry , catalysis , epistemology , materials science , psychology , sociology , organic chemistry , philosophy , social science , social psychology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
CO oxidation, although seemingly a simple chemical reaction, provides us with a panacea that reveals the richness and beauty of heterogeneous catalysis. The Fritz Haber Institute is a place where a multidisciplinary approach to study the course of such a heterogeneous reaction can be generated in house. Research at the institute is primarily curiosity driven, which is reflected in the five sections comprising this Review. We use an approach based on microscopic concepts to study the interaction of simple molecules with well‐defined materials, such as clusters in the gas phase or solid surfaces. This approach often asks for the development of new methods, tools, and materials to prove them, and it is exactly this aspect, both, with respect to experiment and theory, that is a trade mark of our institute.