Three Eyes See More than Two

1/2 images 1 of 2 images or videos Researchers at TU Vienna and FHI Berlin succeeded in monitoring a catalytic reaction with three different microscopies under exactly the same conditions in real time. In this way, information is obtained that none of the methods alone could reveal. One has to look very closely to exactly understand what processes take place on the surfaces of catalysts. Solid catalysts are often finely structured materials made of tiny crystals. There are various microscopies to monitor chemical processes on such surfaces - they use, for example, ultraviolet light, X-rays or electrons. But no single method alone provides a complete picture. This is why research teams from TU Wien and the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin have developed a novel approach that allows to have -triple eyes- on a catalytic reaction - using three different surface microscopies.