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Selim Alayoglu is a researcher affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions to materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and catalysis. Their research also spans into mechanical engineering and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Alayoglu's research explores several main topics, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis

Their recent publications cover a range of studies related to catalysis, materials, and chemical capture processes. Notable papers include:

  • "Ultrasmall amorphous zirconia nanoparticles catalyse polyolefin hydrogenolysis" (2023), published in Nature Catalysis
  • "Constant Change: Exploring Dynamic Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysis and Material Transformations in Strontium Zinc Iridate Perovskite in Acid" (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Ammonia Capture within Zirconium Metal-Organic Frameworks: Reversible and Irreversible Uptake" (2021), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Postsynthetically Modified Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) for Capturing Toxic Gases" (2021), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Zirconium Metal-Organic Frameworks Integrating Chloride Ions for Ammonia Capture and/or Chemical Separation" (2021), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent collaborators in Alayoglu's research team include Omar K. Farha, Justin M. Notestein, Florencia A. Son, Massimiliano Delferro, and Mohammad Rasel Mian. These coauthors have contributed to multiple publications alongside Alayoglu.

Alayoglu's research has been published across several scientific venues, with the most frequent publications appearing in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Catalysis
  • ChemCatChem
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Ru-Pt core-shell nanoparticles for preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in hydrogen.

    Selim Alayoglu;Anand U. Nilekar;Manos Mavrikakis;Bryan W. Eichhorn

  • Enhanced CO Oxidation Rates at the Interface of Mesoporous Oxides and Pt Nanoparticles

    Kwangjin An;Kwangjin An;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu;Nathan Musselwhite;Nathan Musselwhite;Sheba Plamthottam;Sheba Plamthottam

  • Preferential CO Oxidation in Hydrogen: Reactivity of Core−Shell Nanoparticles

    Anand Udaykumar Nilekar;Selim Alayoglu;Bryan Eichhorn;Manos Mavrikakis

  • Rh-Pt bimetallic catalysts: synthesis, characterization, and catalysis of core-shell, alloy, and monometallic nanoparticles.

    Selim Alayoglu;Bryan Eichhorn

  • Structural and Architectural Evaluation of Bimetallic Nanoparticles: A Case Study of Pt−Ru Core−Shell and Alloy Nanoparticles

    Selim Alayoglu;Peter Zavalij;Bryan Eichhorn;Qi Wang

  • Evidence of Highly Active Cobalt Oxide Catalyst for the Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis and CO2 Hydrogenation

    Gérôme Melaet;Walter T. Ralston;Cheng-Shiuan Li;Selim Alayoglu

  • Evolution of structure and chemistry of bimetallic nanoparticle catalysts under reaction conditions.

    Feng Tao;Michael E. Grass;Yawen Zhang;Derek R. Butcher

  • Room-temperature cycling of metal fluoride electrodes: Liquid electrolytes for high-energy fluoride ion cells

    Victoria K. Davis;Christopher M. Bates;Kaoru Omichi;Brett M. Savoie

  • High structure sensitivity of vapor-phase furfural decarbonylation/hydrogenation reaction network as a function of size and shape of Pt nanoparticles.

    Vladimir V. Pushkarev;Nathan Musselwhite;Nathan Musselwhite;Kwangjin An;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu

  • Size-Controlled Model Co Nanoparticle Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Reactions

    Viacheslav Iablokov;Simon K. Beaumont;Selim Alayoglu;Vladimir V. V. Pushkarev

  • Revealing the atomic restructuring of Pt-Co nanoparticles.

    Huolin L. Xin;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu;Runzhe Tao;Arda Genc

  • Asymmetric Catalysis at the Mesoscale: Gold Nanoclusters Embedded in Chiral Self-Assembled Monolayer as Heterogeneous Catalyst for Asymmetric Reactions

    Elad Gross;Elad Gross;Jack H. Liu;Jack H. Liu;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu;Matthew A. Marcus

  • Hydrogenation of benzene and toluene over size controlled Pt/SBA-15 catalysts: Elucidation of the Pt particle size effect on reaction kinetics

    Vladimir V. Pushkarev;Kwangjin An;Selim Alayoglu;Simon K. Beaumont

  • High-performance hybrid oxide catalyst of manganese and cobalt for low-pressure methanol synthesis

    Cheng-Shiuan Li;Gérôme Melaet;Walter T. Ralston;Kwangjin An

  • Ultrasmall amorphous zirconia nanoparticles catalyse polyolefin hydrogenolysis

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  • CO stripping as an electrochemical tool for characterization of Ru@Pt core-shell catalysts

    Piotr Ochal;Jose Luis Gomez de la Fuente;Mikhail Tsypkin;Frode Seland

  • A Nanoscale Demonstration of Hydrogen Atom Spillover and Surface Diffusion Across Silica Using the Kinetics of CO2 Methanation Catalyzed on Spatially Separate Pt and Co Nanoparticles.

    Simon K. Beaumont;Simon K. Beaumont;Simon K. Beaumont;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu;Colin Specht;Colin Specht;Norbert Kruse;Norbert Kruse

  • Combining in situ NEXAFS spectroscopy and CO2 methanation kinetics to study Pt and Co nanoparticle catalysts reveals key insights into the role of platinum in promoted cobalt catalysis

    Simon K. Beaumont;Simon K. Beaumont;Selim Alayoglu;Colin Specht;William D. Michalak

  • CO oxidation on PtSn nanoparticle catalysts occurs at the interface of Pt and Sn oxide domains formed under reaction conditions

    William D. Michalak;William D. Michalak;James M. Krier;James M. Krier;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu;Jae-Yoon Shin

  • CO2 Hydrogenation Studies on Co and CoPt Bimetallic Nanoparticles Under Reaction Conditions Using TEM, XPS and NEXAFS

    Selim S. Alayoglu;Selim S. Alayoglu;Simon K. S. K. Beaumont;Simon K. S. K. Beaumont;Fan F. Zheng;Fan F. Zheng;Vladimir V. V. Pushkarev;Vladimir V. V. Pushkarev

  • Designed catalysts from Pt nanoparticles supported on macroporous oxides for selective isomerization of n-hexane.

    Kwangjin An;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu;Nathan Musselwhite;Nathan Musselwhite;Kyungsu Na;Kyungsu Na

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabor A. Somorjai
Gabor A. Somorjai University of California, Berkeley
Kwangjin An
Kwangjin An Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Zhi Liu
Zhi Liu ShanghaiTech University
Omar K. Farha
Omar K. Farha Northwestern University
Miquel Salmeron
Miquel Salmeron Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Norbert Kruse
Norbert Kruse Washington State University
Zhijie Chen
Zhijie Chen Zhejiang University
Timur Islamoglu
Timur Islamoglu Northwestern University
Bryan W. Eichhorn
Bryan W. Eichhorn University of Maryland, College Park
Jinghua Guo
Jinghua Guo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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