Synthesis of Metal Oxide Single Crystals for Heterogeneous Catalysis

This project focuses on synthesizing metal oxide single crystals as catalyst supports. It aims to develop synthetic protocols, characterize their structure and morphology using XRD and electron microscopy, and evaluate catalytic applications through bimetallic catalyst synthesis. Their thermal stability and coke resistance will be compared with those of catalysts supported on polycrystalline oxides.

The selected intern will (1) Develop a synthetic protocol for metal oxide single crystals. (2) Characterize the structural, morphological, and compositional properties using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron microscopy (SEM and TEM). (3) Investigate the catalytic applications by synthesizing bimetallic catalysts and evaluating their thermal stability and coke resistance compared to catalysts supported on polycrystalline metal oxides.