Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Visualizing hydrogen-induced reshaping and edge activation in MoS2 and Co-promoted MoS2 catalyst clusters

  • Signe S. Grønborg,
  • Norberto Salazar,
  • Albert Bruix,
  • Jonathan Rodríguez-Fernández,
  • Sean D. Thomsen,
  • Bjørk Hammer,
  • Jeppe V. Lauritsen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04615-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Rational design of a hydrodesulfurization catalyst relies on a fundamental understanding of its working principles. Here, the authors use scanning tunneling microscopy to directly visualize and quantify hydrogen-induced reshaping and edge activation in MoS2 and Co-promoted MoS2 catalyst clusters.