Nanocatalysis and Femtochemistry

Cluster Science, Surface Chemistry, and Ultrafast Laserspectroscopy

Research Group of Thorsten Bernhardt

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J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 6788 (2011).
Temperature-tuneable selective methane catalysis on Au2+: From cryogenic partial oxidation yielding formaldehyde to cold ethylene production.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 7865 (2010).
Composition dependent adsorption of multiple CO molecules on binary silver-gold clusters AgnAum+ (n + m = 5): Theory and experiment.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49, 980 (2010).
Methane activation and catalytic ethylene formation on free Au2+.
ChemPhysChem 6, 243 (2005).
Femtosecond time-resolved geometry relaxation and ultrafast intramolecular energy redistribution in Ag2Au.