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Oscillatory thermomechanical instability of an ultrathin catalyst

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Ertl,  Gerhard
Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Rotermund,  Harm H.
Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Schunack,  Michael
Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Wolff,  Janpeter
Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Cirak, F., Cisternas, J. E., Cuitiño, A. M., Ertl, G., Holmes, P., Kevrekidis, I. G., et al. (2003). Oscillatory thermomechanical instability of an ultrathin catalyst. Science, 300(5627), 1932-1936. doi:10.1126/science.1083909.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0011-0FDB-5
Abstract
Because of the small thermal capacity of ultrathin (200 nanometers) metal single crystals, it is possible to explore the coupling of catalytic and thermal action at low pressures. We analyzed a chemothermomechanical instability in this regime, in which catalytic reaction kinetics interact with heat transfer and mechanical buckling to create oscillations. These interacting components are separated and explored through experimentation, mathematical modeling, and scientific computation, and an explanation of the phenomenon emerges from their synthesis.