Nanoreactors for particle synthesis

JH Swisher, L Jibril, SH Petrosko, CA Mirkin - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
An emerging strategy for synthesizing nanoclusters and nanoparticles involves the
confinement of particle precursors within small volumes and the subsequent reduction and …

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 …

Reversible metal cluster formation on Nitrogen-doped carbon controlling electrocatalyst particle size with subnanometer accuracy

J Timoshenko, C Rettenmaier, D Hursán… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Copper and nitrogen co-doped carbon catalysts exhibit a remarkable behavior during the
electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (CO2RR), namely, the formation of metal nanoparticles from …

Quantification of critical particle distance for mitigating catalyst sintering

P Yin, S Hu, K Qian, Z Wei, LL Zhang, Y Lin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Supported metal nanoparticles are of universal importance in many industrial catalytic
processes. Unfortunately, deactivation of supported metal catalysts via thermally induced …

Tailoring the catalytic properties of metal nanoparticles via support interactions

M Ahmadi, H Mistry… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The development of new catalysts for energy technology and environmental remediation
requires a thorough knowledge of how the physical and chemical properties of a catalyst …

Performance and degradation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: State of the art in modeling from atomistic to system scale

T Jahnke, G Futter, A Latz, T Malkow… - Journal of Power …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) are energy efficient and
environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional energy conversion systems in many yet …

Perspective of surfactant‐free colloidal nanoparticles in heterogeneous catalysis

S Reichenberger, G Marzun, M Muhler… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Due to material gaps and synthesis‐related cross‐correlations in heterogeneous catalysis,
chemists and physicists are constantly motivated to develop novel catalyst preparation …

Operando insights into nanoparticle transformations during catalysis

A Bergmann, B Roldan Cuenya - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanostructured materials play an important role in today's chemical industry, acting as
catalysts in heterogeneous thermal and electrocatalytic processes for chemical energy …

Understanding Pt nanoparticle anchoring on graphene supports through surface functionalization

L **n, F Yang, S Rasouli, Y Qiu, ZF Li, A Uzunoglu… - Acs …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The enhancement of Pt nanoparticle anchoring strength and dispersion on carbon supports
is highly desirable in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) as well as in other …

Metal redispersion strategies for recycling of supported metal catalysts: a perspective

K Morgan, A Goguet, C Hardacre - Acs Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
Catalyst deactivation is ultimately inevitable, and one of the processes known to cause
deactivation is sintering of metal particles. Consequently, numerous methods to reverse the …