Dynamic aspects and associated structures of TiO2(110) and CeO2(111) surfaces relevant to oxide catalyses

This article gives a topical review of the dynamic behavior of surface species on two representative metal oxide surfaces of TiO2 (110) and CeO2(111) investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and noncontact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM). In addition, two new aspects, the self-limiting growth of Pt nanoparticles from MeCPPtMe3 on TiO2(110) regulated by a competitive reaction with TiOs suboxides and the inhomogeneous reactivity of surface oxygen atoms on CeO2(111) against methanol, are also imaged by STM and NC-AFM, which are relevant to key issues to understand the surface chemical reactivity and catalysis.