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Contents list for Chemical Society Reviews, issue 10, 2008
Front cover
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2141
DOI: 10.1039/b815525a
Inside front cover
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2142
DOI: 10.1039/b815526g
Contents and Chemical Science
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2143
DOI: 10.1039/b815527p
Editorial
Chemistry at surfaces
Hans-Peter Steinrück, Jörg Libuda and Sir David A. King,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2153
DOI: 10.1039/b814437k
Guest editors Hans-Peter Steinrück, Jörg Libuda and Sir David A. King introduce this thematic issue of Chemical Society Reviews covering reactions at surfaces in honour of the 2007 Nobel Prize winner Professor Gerhard Ertl. Photo credit: Wolfram Däumel - Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft.
Tutorial Reviews
Molecular surface chemistry by metal single crystals and nanoparticles from vacuum to high pressure
Gabor A. Somorjai and Jeong Y. Park,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2155
DOI: 10.1039/b719148k
The evolution of the model systems for the study of molecular chemistry and catalysis by surfaces from single crystals to colloid nanoparticles under high pressure is highlighted in this review.
The nature of the active site in heterogeneous metal catalysis
Jens K. Nørskov, Thomas Bligaard, Britt Hvolbæk, Frank Abild-Pedersen, Ib Chorkendorff and Claus H. Christensen,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2163
DOI: 10.1039/b800260f
We present a partitioning of geometrical and electronic effects in heterogeneous catalysis and define the concept 
degree of structure sensitivity
.
Catalytic reaction energetics by single crystal adsorption calorimetry: hydrocarbons on Pt(111)
Ole Lytken, Wanda Lew and Charles T. Campbell,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2172
DOI: 10.1039/b719543p
Recent advances in single crystal adsorption calorimetry are reviewed, using selected studies of adsorption and dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons on Pt(111).
A surface science approach to ultrafast electron transfer and solvation dynamics at interfaces
Julia Stähler, Uwe Bovensiepen, Michael Meyer and Martin Wolf,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2180
DOI: 10.1039/b800257f
Time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy provides detailed insights into interfacial electron transfer and solvation dynamics at ultrathin ice layers on metal surfaces.
Scanning tunneling microscopy as a tool to study catalytically relevant model systems
Ronnie T. Vang, Jeppe V. Lauritsen, Erik Lægsgaard and Flemming Besenbacher,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2191
DOI: 10.1039/b800307f
STM is a unique tool for the study of surface processes on model systems relevant to heterogeneous catalysis.
Automotive catalysis studied by surface science
Michael Bowker,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2204
DOI: 10.1039/b719206c
Surface science enables researchers to 
see
reactions at surfaces and to resolve catalytic phenomena.
Ultrafast charge transfer at surfaces accessed by core electron spectroscopies
Dietrich Menzel,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2212
DOI: 10.1039/b719546j
The use of the short lifetimes of core holes (
0.1 to 10 fs) to clock ultrafast charge transfer between adsorbates and substrates is described and exemplified.
Critical Reviews
Oxide ultra-thin films on metals: new materials for the design of supported metal catalysts
Hans-Joachim Freund and Gianfranco Pacchioni,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2224
DOI: 10.1039/b718768h
Oxide ultra-thin films on metals not only provide good models of supported metal catalysts, but can exhibit new properties with no counterpart in bulk oxides.
Unraveling molecular transformations on surfaces: a critical comparison of oxidation reactions on coinage metals
Xiaoying Liu, Robert J. Madix and Cynthia M. Friend,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2243
DOI: 10.1039/b800309m
Current state of molecular-level knowledge is reviewed for oxidation of alcohols and olefins on coinage metals, copper, silver, and gold.
The local structure of molecular reaction intermediates at surfaces
D. P. Woodruff,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2262
DOI: 10.1039/b719541a
The detailed bonding geometry of chemical reaction intermediates on surfaces is now known for a number of systems.
In-silico investigations in heterogeneous catalysis—combustion and synthesis of small alkanes
Oliver R. Inderwildi and Stephen J. Jenkins,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2274
DOI: 10.1039/b719149a
First-principles density functional calculations relevant to alkane oxidation and synthesis over transition metal catalysts are reviewed.
Nanoscale surface chemistry over faceted substrates: structure, reactivity and nanotemplates
Theodore E. Madey, Wenhua Chen, Hao Wang, Payam Kaghazchi and Timo Jacob,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2310
DOI: 10.1039/b719551f
Faceting occurs when an initially planar surface converts to a hill and valley structure, exposing new crystal faces of nanometre-scale dimensions. In this critical review we give an overview of the physics and chemistry of facet nucleation and growth on a variety of metal, semiconductor and oxide surfaces.
Chemical reactions on rutile TiO2(110)
Chi Lun Pang, Robert Lindsay and Geoff Thornton,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2328
DOI: 10.1039/b719085a
Understanding the surface chemistry of titania on the atomic scale.
Back matter
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2354
DOI: 10.1039/b815528n
Back cover
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2359
DOI: 10.1039/b815529c
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