IR spectroscopic characterization of the co-adsorption of CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub> onto cationic Cu<sub><i>n</i></sub><sup>+</sup> clusters
Olga V. Lushchikova, Máté Szalay, Hossein Tahmasbi, Ludo B. F. Juurlink, Jörg Meyer, Tibor Höltzl, Joost M. Bakker
Abstract
To understand elementary reaction steps in the hydrogenation of CO 2 over copper-based catalysts, we experimentally study the adsorption of CO 2 and H 2 onto cationic Cu n + ( n = 4–7) clusters.
Topics & Concepts
Cationic polymerizationAdsorptionCatalysisCopperChemistryPhysical chemistryCharacterization (materials science)Inorganic chemistryCrystallographyMaterials scienceNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts