EFFECTS OF BOUNDARIES ON PATTERN-FORMATION - CATALYTIC-OXIDATION OF CO

Publication Year
1994

Type

Journal Article
Abstract
The effect of boundaries on pattern formation was studied for the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide on platinum surfaces. Photolithography was used to create microscopic reacting domains on polycrystalline foils and single-crystal platinum (110) surfaces with inert titanium overlayers. Certain domain geometries give rise to patterns that have not been observed on the untreated catalyst and bring to light surface mechanisms that have no analog in homogeneous reaction-diffusion systems.
Keywords
Journal
ScienceScience
Volume
264
Issue
5155
Pages
80-82
Date Published
04/1994
ISBN
0036-8075
Short Title
Science