Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Bridging Materials and Pressure Gaps in Surface Science and Heterogeneous Catalysis....Pages 3-17 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Shape-Controlled Nanoparticles: Effect of Shape on Catalytic Activity, Selectivity, and Long-Term Stability....Pages 21-43 Non-colloidal Nanocatalysts Fabricated with Nanolithography and Arc Plasma Deposition....Pages 45-64 Dendrimer-Encapsulated Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Application in Catalysis....Pages 65-91 Core–Shell Nanoarchitectures as Stable Nanocatalysts....Pages 93-119 Shape-Controlled Bimetallic Nanocatalysts in Fuel Cells: Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Studies....Pages 121-142 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 Role of Surface Oxides on Model Nanocatalysts in Catalytic Activity of CO Oxidation....Pages 145-170 Influence of Atomic Structure, Steps, and Kinks on the Catalytic Activity: In Situ Surface Studies....Pages 171-195 The Development of Ambient Pressure X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Its Application to Surface Science....Pages 197-229 Electronic Excitation on Surfaces During Chemical and Photon Processes....Pages 231-257 Back Matter....Pages 259-262