Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1981. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-205).

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references. / Microfiche. / xxv, 301 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 43-45).

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This thesis describes the preparation and study of a wide range of supported gold catalysts based on atomically-precise triphenyl phosphine stabilised gold clusters. This selected range of ligand-stabilised gold clusters were prepared in attempt to study the effect of increasing cluster nuclearity on the electronic and catalytic properties of these materials. A novel far-infrared study was conducted on the pure cluster materials in attempt to understand the metal-metal and the metal–ligand vibrations, which was also compared to the simulated spectra for each cluster. The design and activation of these novel catalysts based on gold clusters was discussed and the factors that influence activity were described. A comprehensive photoelectron study of the catalysts was conducted in an attempt to understand the electronic structure of the supported gold clusters and the effect of various activation conditions have on the electronic structure of the gold clusters. A selection of the prepared supported gold catalysts were tested for their catalytic activity for the partial oxidation of styrene and the influence of the several activation conditions on the reactivity of the catalyst is also examined. In collaboration, the application of a selection of ligand-stabilised gold clusters as hydrogen sensors and as catalysts for the photocatalytic generation of hydrogen from ethanol is also investigated.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisor: Barry C. Walker, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisor: Barry C. Walker, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy. Includes bibliographical references.

Orientador: Abner de Siervo / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T13:12:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_CaioCesar_M.pdf: 10782612 bytes, checksum: 2408c43fe374c29c1bb91a7fecdf39c0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: O material bidimensional grafeno possui um conjunto fascinante de propriedades que não são vistas juntas em qualquer outro material. Grafeno pode substituir outros materiais em diversas aplicações existentes, além de abrir uma janela para uma série de novas aplicações. As propriedades do grafeno foram mostradas em amostras sintetizadas através do método de esfoliação, no entanto, este método requer vários passos de litografia durante a preparação da amostra. Por outro lado, grafeno tem sido sintetizado pelo método de CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) por grandes áreas e com grande qualidade. O processo de CVD envolve um substrato metálico que interage com o grafeno, assim, um sistema alternativo que permite o estudo das propriedades do grafeno é o chamado grafeno quasi-free-standing, ou seja, grafeno que preserva suas propriedades mesmo quando _e suportado por um substrato. Estudos recentes demonstram que Ir(111) permite a preparação de grafeno com alta qualidade estrutural e com estrutura de banda praticamente idêntica à do grafeno puro. Determinar a topografia da superfície em nível atômico é fundamental para compreender a relação entre a estrutura eletrônica e a estrutura geométrica. O objetivo deste trabalho é determinar a estrutura do grafeno sobre Ir(111) através da técnica experimental de difração de fotoelétrons (XPD). A determinação da estrutura da superfície, com base em uma abordagem de cálculos de espalhamentos múltiplos, será apresentada e os resultados serão comparados ás previsões teóricas e a outros resultados experimentais / Abstract: The two-dimensional material graphene has a whole set of fascinating properties which are not seen together anywhere else. Graphene can replace many materials in a great number of existing applications and opens a window to several new applications. The properties of graphene were shown in samples synthesized through exfoliation method, however, this method requires several lithography steps during the graphene production. On the other hand, graphene has been synthesized by chemical vapor deposition method (CVD) through large areas with high quality. The CVD process involves a metallic substrate which interacts with graphene, thus, an alternative system that allows the study of the properties of graphene is quasi-free-standing graphene, i.e. graphene that preserves its properties even when it is supported by a substrate. Recent studies could demonstrate that Ir(111) does indeed allow for the preparation of extended graphene with high structural quality, and the band structure of graphene on Ir(111) is almost identical to the one of pristine graphene. Determination of the surface topography down to the atomic level is crucial in understanding the correlation between the electronic and geometric structure. The aim of this work is determine the structure of graphene on Ir(111) using the experimental technique of X-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD). The surface structure determination based in a comprehensive multiple scattering calculation approach will be presented and the results will be compared with theoretical previsions and other experimental results / Mestrado / Física / Mestre em Física