Surface morphology around a pore in nanoporous gold (NPG) in 100% CO (100 Pa). The inset reveals the typical porous structure of the NPG at low magnification. Atoms of gold are visible in the structure.
This image was published in: Naoto Kamiuchi, Keju Sun, Ryotaro Aso, Masakazu Tane, Takehiro Tamaoka, Hideto Yoshida, Seiji Takeda, Self-activated surface dynamics in gold catalysts under reaction environments. Nature Communications 9, 2060 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04412-4
The images were recorded by using atomic resolution ETEM apparatus.
Some modifications were made by S. Zurek.
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