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Elucidating elementary processes at Cu/ZnO interfaces: A microscopical approach
Author(s) -
Zychma Andreas,
Wansing Renate,
Schott Vadim,
Köhler Ulrich,
Wöll Christof,
Muhler Martin,
Birkner Alexander
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201248513
Subject(s) - scanning tunneling microscope , scanning electron microscope , transmission electron microscopy , scanning transmission electron microscopy , nanotechnology , materials science , scanning probe microscopy , scanning ion conductance microscopy , scanning confocal electron microscopy , microscopy , atomic force microscopy , interface (matter) , optics , physics , composite material , capillary number , capillary action
Despite its enormous importance for heterogeneous catalysis, and in particular methanol synthesis, detailed information about the Cu/ZnO interface is still far from being complete. Here we present an overview of recent work carried out using different types of microscopical methods from which the complexity of the problem becomes apparent. In addition to results from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) data also obtained using scanning probe techniques, in particular scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are presented. Special attention is paid to the influence of elevated temperatures on the Cu/ZnO interface.