Chemical Heterogeneity of Solid Surfaces

Chemical heterogeneity of a surface is an important property affecting adhesion, adsorption, wettability, biocompatibility, printability and lubrication behavior of a surface. It seriously affects gas and liquid adsorption capacity of a substrate and also the extent of a catalysis reaction. As an example, the partial oxidation of carbon black surfaces has an important, influence on their adsorptive behavior. In a chemically heterogeneous catalyst, the composition and the chemical (valence) state of the surface atoms or molecules are very important, and such a catalyst may only have the power to catalyze a specific chemical reaction if the heterogeneity of its surface structure can be controlled and reproduced during the synthesis. Thus in many instances, it is necessary to determine the chemical 

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