Presidential Young Investigator Award "Rational Design and Synthesis of Advanced Catalytic and Electronic Materials."

该总统青年研究员项目包括过渡金属氮化物和碳化物，有机金属团簇衍生材料，无定形和亚稳态材料的研究。早期过渡金属的氮化物和碳化物通过离子束技术制备为定义良好的薄膜，并通过固相反应制备为高表面积颗粒；然后研究了这些材料的催化和电催化应用。有机金属团簇含有桥接的硫，氮，或羰基配体作为前体的电子材料或超分散集成氧化物支持催化应用研究。研究了离子束技术制备的非晶态和亚稳态材料的催化性能。

This Presidential Young Investigator project includes studies of transition-metal nitrides and carbides, organometallic cluster-derived materials, and amorphous and metastable materials. Nitrides and carbides of early transition metals are prepared as well-defined thin films by using ion-beam techniques, and as high-surface-area particulate using solid- state reactions; catalytic and electrocatalytic applications of these materials are then investigated. Organometallic clusters containing bridging sulfido, nitrido, or carbido ligands are studied as precursors to electronic materials or ultradispersed ensembles on oxide supports for catalytic applications. Catalytic properties of amorphous or metastable materials prepared by ion-beam techniques are investigated.