Spectroscopy

Quantum mechanics

Catalysis

Photochemistry

Materials science

Nuclear magnetic resonance

Coincidence

Alternative medicine

Physics

Nanotechnology

Organic chemistry

Ionization

Photoionization

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Computational chemistry

Medicine

Chemistry

Pathology

Catalysis Science & Technology

How can we detect reactive and elusive intermediates in catalysis to unveil reaction mechanisms? In this mini review, we discuss novel photoionization tools to support this quest.

New analytical tools for advanced mechanistic studies in catalysis: photoionization and photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy