Thermocatalysts Through the Lens of Nanoscale Semiconductor Heterojunctions: Plasma‐Deposited CoO/WO <sub>3</sub> Nanohybrid Films (Small 19/2026)
Hybrid Nanomaterials In the Research Article (e13289), Jacek Tyczkowski and co-workers reveal how nanoscale charge modulation in plasma-deposited CoO/WO3 nanohybrids influences catalytic behaviour in CO2 hydrogenation. By discovering CoO/WO3 heterojunctions at the scale of individual nanoparticles, it presents a physical explanation for the drastic change in CoO's catalytic properties, resulting in the complete loss of its activity toward methane formation. This finding advances the rational design of nanohybrids.
Authors
- J. Tyczkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4002-0626)
- Hanna Kierzkowska‐Pawlak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-3627)
- Bartosz Panek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8580-8490)
- Paweł Uznański
Institutions
- Lodz University of Technology (PL)
- University of Łódź (PL)
- Centrum Badań Molekularnych i Makromolekularnych Polskiej Akademii Nauk (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.73075
- Primary Topic
- Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00