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Foreword	p. iii
Preface	p. v
Contributors	p. xiii
I. Theory of Nanoparticle Catalysis and Electrocatalysis
1. Theory and Modeling of Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Reactions	p. 1
2. Simulations of the Reaction Kinetics on Nanometer-Sized Supported Catalyst Particles	p. 35
3. Electronic Structure and Chemisorption Properties of Supported Metal Clusters: Model Calculations	p. 65
II. Model Systems: From Single Crystals to Nanoparticles
4. State-of-the-Art Characterization of Single-Crystal Surfaces: A View of Nanostructures	p. 109
5. Single-Crystal Surfaces as Model Platinum-Based Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts	p. 171
6. Electrochemical Nanostructuring of Surfaces	p. 211
7. Adsorption and Reaction at Supported Model Catalysts	p. 239
8. Size-Dependent Electronic, Structural, and Catalytic Properties of Metal Clusters Supported on Ultrathin Oxide Films	p. 281
9. Physical and Electrochemical Characterization of Bimetallic Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts	p. 311
III. Synthetic Approaches in Nanoparticle Catalysis and Electrocatalysis
10. Nanomaterials as Precursors for Electrocatalysts	p. 343
11. Preparation, Characterization, and Properties of Bimetallic Nanoparticles	p. 379
12. Physicochemical Aspects of Preparation of Carbon-Supported Noble Metal Catalysts	p. 409
IV. Advanced Experimental Concepts
13. NMR Investigations of Heterogeneous and Electrochemical Catalysts	p. 455
14. In-Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Carbon-Supported Pt and Pt-Alloy Electrocatalysts: Correlation of Electrocatalytic Activity with Particle Size and Alloying	p. 501
15. STM and Infrared Spectroscopy in Studies of Fuel Cell Model Catalysts: Particle Structure and Reactivity	p. 531
V. Particle Size, Support, and Promotional Effects
16. Electrochemical and Chemical Promotion by Alkalis with Metal Films and Nanoparticles	p. 583
17. Metal-Support Interaction in Low-Temperature Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts	p. 613
18. Effects of Size and Contact Structure of Supported Noble Metal Catalysts in Low-Temperature CO Oxidation	p. 645
19. Promotion, Electrochemical Promotion, and Metal-Support Interactions: The Unifying Role of Spillover	p. 667
20. Support Effects on Catalytic Performance of Nanoparticles	p. 745
21. Abnormal Infrared Effects of Nanometer-Scale Thin Film Material of Platinum Group Metals and Alloys at Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces	p. 785
22. Design of Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells	p. 827
23. Effects of Particle Size and Support on Some Catalytic Properties of Metallic and Bimetallic Catalysts	p. 847
VI. Advanced Electrocatalytic Materials
24. Conductive Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles on Synthetic Boron-Doped Diamond Surfaces	p. 877
25. Electrocatalysis with Electron-Conducting Polymers Modified by Noble Metal Nanoparticles	p. 907
26. Novel Nanostructured Material Based on Transition-Metal Compounds for Electrocatalysis	p. 931
Index	p. 959