Defect-driven selective metal oxidation at atomic scale

Crystal defects critically influence surface chemical reactions in nanomaterials, yet the basic mechanisms at play are still elusive. Here, the authors show the atomic-scale dynamics of surface oxidation at coherent planar defects in Ag and Pd, revealing how twins and stacking-faults selectively oxi...

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Main Authors: Qi Zhu, Zhiliang Pan, Zhiyu Zhao, Guang Cao, Langli Luo, Chaolun Ni, Hua Wei, Ze Zhang, Frederic Sansoz, Jiangwei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20876-9