A theory/experience description of support effects in carbon-supported catalysts

IC Gerber, P Serp - Chemical Reviews, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
The support plays an important role for supported metal catalysts by positioning itself as a
macromolecular ligand, which conditions the nature of the active site and contributes …

Carbon nanomaterials in catalysis: proton affinity, chemical and electronic properties, and their catalytic consequences

J Zhu, A Holmen, D Chen - ChemCatChem, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
The effects of the orientation of a graphene sheet, the edge structure of carbon nanofibers,
and different surface functional groups on proton affinity, interactions with metal …

High temperature shockwave stabilized single atoms

Y Yao, Z Huang, P **e, L Wu, L Ma, T Li, Z Pang… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
The stability of single-atom catalysts is critical for their practical applications. Although a high
temperature can promote the bond formation between metal atoms and the substrate with an …

Ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires enable ultrahigh mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction

M Li, Z Zhao, T Cheng, A Fortunelli, CY Chen, R Yu… - Science, 2016‏ - science.org
Improving the platinum (Pt) mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) requires
optimization of both the specific activity and the electrochemically active surface area …

Hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid fibers as a function of pH and exposure time

R Vaid, E Yildirim, MA Pasquinelli, MW King - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a widely used bioresorbable polymer in medical devices owing to its
biocompatibility, bioresorbability, and biodegradability. It is also considered a sustainable …

Extraordinary macroscale wear resistance of one atom thick graphene layer

D Berman, SA Deshmukh… - Advanced Functional …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
During the last few years, graphene's unusual friction and wear properties have been
demonstrated at nano to micro scales but its industrial tribological potential has not been …

Stabilizing metal nanoparticles for heterogeneous catalysis

A Cao, R Lu, G Veser - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2010‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoparticles hold great promise for heterogeneous catalysis due to their high
dispersion, large concentration of highly undercoordinated surface sites, and the presence …

Anomalous size effect of Pt ultrathin nanowires on oxygen reduction reaction

Z Yao, Y Yuan, T Cheng, L Gao, T Sun, Y Lu… - Nano Letters, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The classical size effect of Pt particles on oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) suggests that the
activity and durability would decrease with reducing the particle size, self-limiting the …

Binding of Pt nanoclusters to point defects in graphene: adsorption, morphology, and electronic structure

I Fampiou, A Ramasubramaniam - The Journal of Physical …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Graphene nanosheets serve as excellent support materials in the synthesis of advanced
metal nanoparticle–graphene electrocatalysts. In this study, we employ a combination of …

The utility of coal molecular models

JP Mathews, ACT Van Duin, AL Chaffee - Fuel Processing Technology, 2011‏ - Elsevier
There are a large number (> 125) of molecular representations for coals that span the rank
range over seven decades. However, their utility has mostly been in representing chemical …