HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS BY AMORPHOUS MATERIALS.

Corrosion and heterogeneous catalysis are related through fundamental chemical processes which occur at the solid-fluid interface. Amorphous metals which have been examined for catalysis show higher activity and selectivity than crystalline materials. This phenomenon is stll not understood, but current models suggest special surface structures or known structures in higher concentrations. This paper examines known systems in terms of their unique geometric and electronic structures. The possibility of using amorphous metals to model supported metallic systems is also addressed.