U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science Program: The Physical and Chemical Properties of Nanosized Metal Clusters on Oxide Surfaces

0136194古德曼该奖项支持德克萨斯农工大学的大卫古德曼教授和日本东京大学的岩泽康弘教授之间为期两年的合作研究项目。 研究人员将对氧化物表面纳米级金属簇的物理和化学性质进行研究。 合作者将把不同大小的Au和Rh簇的物理和化学性质与它们的催化性质相关联。 他们将强调每个小组的优势，即德克萨斯州小组的合成能力和东京小组的独特表征设施，特别是原子力显微镜。 这些研究对于理解纳米金属簇在催化应用中的独特性质至关重要，也是建立预测这类令人兴奋的材料所要解决的新系统和新反应的方法的关键。这项研究将促进两个强大的表面化学团体之间的合作，这两个团体具有互补的专业知识和能力，允许用广泛的现代表面方法来解决重要的技术问题。 该项目将为两国共同努力提供一个很好的机会。 通过交流思想和技术，该项目将扩大我们的基础知识，促进国际理解与合作。 该项目通过研究生的参与促进国际人力资源。 研究人员计划在科学期刊上发表研究结果，并在科学会议上报告研究结果。

0136194GoodmanThis award supports a two-year collaborative research project between Professor David Goodman at Texas A&M University and Professor Yasuhiro Iwasawa of the University of Tokyo in Japan. The researchers will undertake a study of the physical and chemical properties of nanosized metal clusters on oxide surfaces. The collaborators will correlate those physical and chemical properties measured for Au and Rh clusters of varying size with their catalytic properties. They will stress the strengths of each group, namely, the synthesis capabilities of the Texas group and the unique characterization facilities of the Tokyo group, specifically for atomic force microscopy. These studies are essential to understanding the unique properties of nanosized metal clusters for catalytic applications, and a key to establishing a methodology for predicting new systems and new reactions to be addressed by this exciting class of materials.This research will facilitate the collaboration between two strong surface chemical groups with complementary expertise and capabilities, allowing an important technical problem to be addressed with a broad array of modern surface methods. The project will offer a good opportunity to join efforts between the two countries. Through the exchange of ideas and technology, this project will broaden our base of basic knowledge and promote international understanding and cooperation. The project advances international human resources through the participation of graduate students. The researchers plan to publish results of the research in scientific journals and report on the findings at scientific meetings.