Probe-assisted NMR: Recent progress on the surface study of crystalline metal oxides with various terminated facets
Yung‐Kang Peng, Shik-chi Edman Tsang
Abstract
The development of metal oxides with specific facet exposure for better catalytic performance in targeted applications has been well-documented. However, the understanding of surface structure-activity correlation is severely hindered by the current poor resolution of conventional surface characterization tools. In this mini-review, some of the latest research developments on the characterization of the surface structure and properties of faceted ZnO and TiO2 by probe-assisted nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
Characterization (materials science)Facet (psychology)Materials scienceNanotechnologyMetalNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyHigh resolutionNuclear magnetic resonanceMetallurgyPhysicsPsychologyGeologyRemote sensingPersonalitySocial psychologyBig Five personality traitsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsNMR spectroscopy and applicationsAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research