Recent Publications

92.              W. Huang, J.R. McCormick, R.F. Lobo, and J.G. Chen, “Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene in the Presence of Ethylene on Zeolite-Supported Bimetallic Catalysts”, Journal of Catalysis, 246 (2007) 40-51.

93.              S. Wang, W. Lin, Y.X. Zhu, Y. Xie, J.R. McCormick, W. Huang, and J.G. Chen, “Pd-Based Bimetallic Catalysts Prepared by Replacement Reactions”, Catalysis Letters, 114 (2007) 169-173.

94.              M.S. Angelo, B.E. McCandless, R.W. Birkmire, S.A. Rykov and J.G. Chen, “Contact Wetting Angle as a Diagnostic Technique for Processing CdTe/CdS Solar Cells”, Progress in Photovotaics: Research and Applications, 15 (2007) 93-111.

95.              L.E. Murillo, A.M. Goda and J.G. Chen, “Selective Hydrogenation of C=O Bond in Acrolein through Architecture of Bimetallic Surface Structures”, Journal of American Chemical Society, 129 (2007) 7101-7105.

96.              S. Wang, W. Lin, Y.X. Zhu, Y. Xie, J.G. Chen, “Preparation and Catalytic Performance of Monolayer Dispersed Pd/Ni Bimetallic Catalysts for Hydrogenation”, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 28 (2007) 676-680.

97.              E.C. Weigert, A.L. Stottlemyer, M.B. Zellner and J.G. Chen, “Tungsten Monocarbide as Potential Replacement of Platinum for Methanol Electrooxidation”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Letters, 111 (2007) 14617-14620.

D.M. Wang, S.I. Shah, J.G. Chen and and C.P. Huang, “Catalytic Reduction of Perchlorate by H₂ Gas in Dilute Aqueous Solutions”, Separation and Purification Technology, 60 (2008) 14-21.

E.C. Weigert, M.P. Humbert, Z.J. Mellinger, Q. Ren, T.P. Beebe, Jr., L. Bao, and J.G. Chen, “PVD Synthesis of Tungsten Monocarbide Thin Films on Different Carbon Substrates”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A26 (2008) 23-28.

S. Wang, J. He, J. Xie, Y.X. Zhu, Y. Xie, J.G. Chen, “Synthesis of Bimetallic System Using Replacement Reactions”, Applied Surface Science, 254 (2008) 2102-2109.

L.E. Murillo and J.G. Chen, “A Comparative Study of the Adsorption and Hydrogenation of Acrolein on Pt(111), Ni(111) Film and Pt-Ni-Pt(111) Bimetallic Surfaces”, Surface Science, 602 (2008) 919-931.

W. Huang, R.F. Lobo and J.G. Chen, “Characterization of Na⁺-b-Zeolite Supported Pd and PdAg Bimetallic Catalysts Using EXAFS, TEM and Flow Reactor”, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A, 283 (2008) 158-165.

K. Beadle, R. Gupta, A. Matthew, J.G. Chen, and B.G. Willis, “CVD Synthesis of Phase-Rich WC Thin Films on Silicon and Carbon Substrates”, Thin Solid Films, 516 (2008) 3847-3854.

Y. Shu, L.E. Murillo, J.P. Bosco, W. Huang, A.I. Frenkel, and J.G. Chen, “The Effect of Impregnation Sequence on the Hydrogenation Activity and Selectivity of Supported PtNi Bimetallic Catalysts”, Applied Catalysis A, 339 (2008) 169-179.

J.G. Chen, C.A. Menning and M.B. Zellner, “Monolayer Bimetallic Surfaces:  Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Trends in the Electronic and Chemical Properties”, (Invited Review), Surface Science Reports, 63 (2008) 201–254.

Z.J. Mellinger, E.C. Weigert, A.L. Stottlemyer and J.G. Chen, “Enhancing the CO Tolerance of PEM Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts:  Surface Science and Electrochemical Characterization of Pt-Modified Tungsten Carbide (WC) Thin Films”, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, 11 (2008) B63-B67.

C.A. Menning, and J.G. Chen, “Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Oxygen-Induced Segregation of 3d Metals in Pt-3d-Pt(111) and Pt-3d-Pt(100) Bimetallic Structures”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 128 (2008) 164703.

M.P. Humbert, L.E. Murillo, and J.G. Chen, “Rational Design of Pt-Based Bimetallic Catalysts with Enhanced Hydrogenation Activity”, ChemPhysChem, 9 (2008) 1262-1264.

O. Skoplyak, M.A. Barteau and J.G. Chen, “Enhancing H₂ Production from Glycerol Using Bimetallic Surfaces”, ChemSusChem, 1 (2008) 524-526 (Journal Cover).

R. Mahmudov, Y. Shu, S.A. Rykov, J.G. Chen, and C.P. Huang, “The Reduction of Perchlorate by Novel Hydrogenation Catalysts”, Applied Catalysis B, 81 (2008) 78-87.

M.P. Humbert and J.G. Chen, “Correlating Hydrogenation Activity with Binding Energies of Hydrogen and Cyclohexene on M/Pt(111) (M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) Bimetallic Surfaces”, Journal of Catalysis, 257 (2008) 297-306.

L.E. Murillo and J.G. Chen, “Adsorption and Reaction of Propanal, 2-Propenol and 1-Propanol on Ni/Pt(111) Bimetallic Surfaces”, Surface Science, 602 (2008) 2412-2420.

A. M. Goda, M. Neurock, M. A. Barteau, and J. G. Chen, “Effect of hydrocarbon chain length and cyclization on the adsorption strength of unsaturated hydrocarbons on Pt/3d bimetallic surfaces”, Surface Science, 602 (2008) 2513-2523.

S. Lu, W.W. Lonergan, J.P. Bosco, S. Wang, Y. Zhu, Y. Xie, and J.G. Chen, “Low Temperature Hydrogenation of Benzene and Cyclohexene: A Comparative Study between γ-Al₂O₃ Supported PtCo and PtNi Bimetallic Catalysts”, Journal of Catalysis, 259 (2008) 260-268.

J. Na, T. Zhang, M. Zheng, A. Wang, H. Wang, X. Wang, J.G. Chen, “Direct catalytic conversion of cellulose into ethylene glycol using Ni-promoted tungsten carbide catalysts”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 47 (2008) 8510-8513 (Journal Cover; Featured in Angewandte Press Release in Sept. 2008).

O. Skoplyak, M.A. Barteau and J.G. Chen, “Reforming of oxygenates for H₂ production on 3d/Pt(111) bimetallic surfaces”, Topics in Catalysis, 51 (2008) 49-59.

O. Skoplyak, M.A. Barteau and J.G. Chen, “Ethanol and Ethylene Glycol on Ni/Pt(111) Bimetallic Surfaces: A DFT and HREELS Study”, Surface Science, 602 (2008) 3578-3587.

E.L. Kunkes, D.A. Simonetti, J.A. Dumesic, W.D. Pyrz, L.E. Murillo, J.G. Chen and D.J. Buttrey, “The role of rhenium in the conversion of glycerol to synthesis gas over carbon supported platinum-rhenium catalysts”, Journal of Catalysis, 260 (2008) 164-177.

W. Chen, T.E. Madey, A.L. Stottlemyer, J.G. Chen, P. Kaghazchi, and T. Jacob, “Structure Sensitivity in Adsorption and Decomposition of NO on Ir”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112 (2008) 19113-19120.