Metal species–encapsulated mesoporous silica nanoparticles: current advancements and latest breakthroughs

RK Kankala, H Zhang, CG Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite their advantageous morphological attributes and attractive physicochemical
properties, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are merely supported as carriers or …

Intermetallic compound catalysts: synthetic scheme, structure characterization and catalytic application

Y Yang, M Wei - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Intermetallic compounds (IMCs), which are very unique in terms of their well-defined
stoichiometry, atomic arrangement and controlled crystal structure, represent a vibrant and …

Sub-4 nm PtZn intermetallic nanoparticles for enhanced mass and specific activities in catalytic electrooxidation reaction

Z Qi, C **ao, C Liu, TW Goh, L Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Atomically ordered intermetallic nanoparticles (iNPs) have sparked considerable interest in
fuel cell applications by virtue of their exceptional electronic and structural properties …

Silica‐Encapsulated Pt‐Sn Intermetallic Nanoparticles: A Robust Catalytic Platform for Parahydrogen‐Induced Polarization of Gases and Liquids

EW Zhao, R Maligal‐Ganesh, C **ao… - Angewandte …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, a facile method for the synthesis of size‐monodisperse Pt, Pt3Sn, and PtSn
intermetallic nanoparticles (iNPs) that are confined within a thermally robust mesoporous …

Rational Component and Structure Design of Noble‐Metal Composites for Optical and Catalytic Applications

X Zeng, Y Zhao, X Hu, GD Stucky… - Small Structures, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Great effort has recently been made to develop noble‐metal nanomaterials with good
activity, high durability, and appropriate selectivity to improve their efficiency in functional …

Conversion of confined metal@ ZIF-8 structures to intermetallic nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped carbon for electrocatalysis

Z Qi, Y Pei, TW Goh, Z Wang, X Li, M Lowe… - Nano Research, 2018 - Springer
We report a facile strategy to synthesize intermetallic nanoparticle (iNP) electrocatalysts via
one-pot pyrolysis of a zeolitic imidazolate framework, ZIF-8, encapsulating precious metal …

Intermetallic structures with atomic precision for selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes

Y Pei, Z Qi, TW Goh, LL Wang, RV Maligal-Ganesh… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bridging the structure-properties relationship of bimetallic catalysts is essential for the
rational design of heterogeneous catalysts. Different from random alloys, intermetallic …

Toward phase and catalysis control: Tracking the formation of intermetallic nanoparticles at atomic scale

T Ma, S Wang, M Chen, RV Maligal-Ganesh, LL Wang… - Chem, 2019 - cell.com
Intermetallic nanoparticles (iNPs) have yielded enormous successes in catalytic applications
by the formation of ordered phases. However, atomic-level understanding of the alloying …

Ultra-stable metal nano-catalyst synthesis strategy: a perspective

XQ Cao, J Zhou, S Li, GW Qin - Rare Metals, 2020 - Springer
Supported metal nanoparticles (NPs) as an important heterogeneous catalyst have been
widely applied in various industrial processes. During the catalytic reaction, size of the …

Silica-encapsulated intermetallic nanoparticles for highly active and selective heterogeneous catalysis

M Chen, CR Bowers, W Huang - Accounts of Materials Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Intermetallic nanoparticles (iNPs) have been the subject of many recent reports
for their demonstrated applications as highly active and selective heterogeneous catalysts …