Nanocatalysis: size-and shape-dependent chemisorption and catalytic reactivity

BR Cuenya, F Behafarid - Surface Science Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, the field of catalysis has experienced an astonishing transformation, driven
in part by more demanding environmental standards and critical societal and industrial …

Conjugated dual size effect of core-shell particles synergizes bimetallic catalysis

X Zhang, Z Sun, R **, C Zhu, C Zhao, Y Lin… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Core-shell bimetallic nanocatalysts have attracted long-standing attention in heterogeneous
catalysis. Tailoring both the core size and shell thickness to the dedicated geometrical and …

Nanostructuring unlocks high performance of platinum single-atom catalysts for stable vinyl chloride production

SK Kaiser, E Fako, G Manzocchi, F Krumeich… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The worldwide replacement of the toxic mercuric chloride catalyst in vinyl chloride
manufacture via acetylene hydrochlorination is slowed by the limited durability of alternative …

A Robust and Efficient Propane Dehydrogenation Catalyst from Unexpectedly Segregated Pt2Mn Nanoparticles

L Rochlitz, Q Pessemesse, JWA Fischer… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The increasing demand for short chain olefins like propene for plastics production and the
availability of shale gas make the development of highly performing propane …

Zinc promotion of platinum for catalytic light alkane dehydrogenation: insights into geometric and electronic effects

VJ Cybulskis, BC Bukowski, HT Tseng… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Supported metal nanoparticles are vital as heterogeneous catalysts in the chemical
transformation of hydrocarbon resources. The catalytic properties of these materials are …

Unlocking the Catalytic Potential of TiO2-Supported Pt Single Atoms for the Reverse Water–Gas Shift Reaction by Altering Their Chemical Environment

L Chen, RR Unocic, AS Hoffman, J Hong, AH Braga… - JACS Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) often exhibit dynamic responses to the reaction and
pretreatment environment that affect their activity. The lack of understanding of these …

Metastable structures in cluster catalysis from first-principles: structural ensemble in reaction conditions and metastability triggered reactivity

G Sun, P Sautet - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
Reactivity studies on catalytic transition metal clusters are usually performed on a single
global minimum structure. With the example of a Pt13 cluster under a pressure of hydrogen …

Single-atom alloy Pd–Ag catalyst for selective hydrogenation of acrolein

P Aich, H Wei, B Basan, AJ Kropf… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Pd–Ag alloy catalysts with very dilute amounts of Pd were synthesized. EXAFS results
demonstrated that when the concentration of Pd was as low as 0.01 wt%, Pd was completely …

Ternary Rare Earth Alloy Pt3–xIrxSc Nanoparticles Modulate Negatively Charged Pt via Charge Transfer To Facilitate pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution

S Zhang, L Yin, S Wang, JC Liu, Y Zhang, Y Wen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Rare earth (RE) elements possess electronic configurations that can provide additional
pathways for tailoring the electronic structures of active elements through alloying, making it …

Iridium-Triggered Phase Transition of MoS2 Nanosheets Boosts Overall Water Splitting in Alkaline Media

S Wei, X Cui, Y Xu, B Shang, Q Zhang, L Gu… - ACS Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metallic phase molybdenum disulfide (1T-MoS2), with its fast carrier mobility and highly
abundant active sites, plays a vital role in the field of catalysis. However, the development of …