Preface
This thesis is submitted in partial fulllment of the requirements for the Ph.D.
degree from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The work was accomplished
at the Department of Physics and the Center for Individual Nanoparticle
Functionality (CINF) under the supervision of Prof. Ib Chorkendor and Associate
Prof. Ifan E. L. Stephens. CINF is funded by the Danish Research
Foundation, which is greatly acknowledged. The work presented herein was
carried out between August 2012 and August 2015.
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude towards my supervisors for
granting me the possibility to work in such a great and inspiring environment.
I thank you both for your support, general guidance and many suggestions that
motivated me throughout this project. Furthermore, I would also like to thank
all my colleagues at CINF and the former Catalysis for Sustainable Energy
(CASE). It has truly been a fantastic time and three years where I have had the
chance to learn so much from all of you. In particular the persons I was lucky
enough to work with deserves a special thanks: Björn Wickman, Anders Nierho
, Katarzyna Janik, Mathilde Raad Lilliedal, Paolo Malacrida, Dowon Bae,
Bastian Mei, Anastasia Permyakova, Brian Seger, Jacqueline McAnulty, Federico
Masini, Mauro Malizia, Jan Rossmeisl, Michael Busch and Niels Halck.
Robert Jensen and Kenneth Nielsen have also been invaluable with their knowledgeable
help. Furthermore, Brian Knudsen have throughout my project been a
loyal companion in the oce and I have always appreciated the useful and useless
discussions about everything and nothing. In the later part of the project I
have had the pleasure of working more closely with Arnau Verdaguer-Casadevall
in what I hope will be a long and exciting adventure. So far it has certainly
been a great experience.
A part of the project was spent at the Chemical Engineering Department,
Stanford University, a visit supervised by Prof. Thomas F. Jaramillo. I am very
grateful for the chance of visiting this highly competent and friendly research
group. In particular I would like thank both Linsey Seitz and Thomas Jaramillo