Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Strong metal–support interaction in heterogeneous catalysts

Z Luo, G Zhao, H Pan, W Sun - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) in supported metal catalysts, typically accompanied
by the formation of encapsulation layers over metal nanoparticles, has drawn intense …

Engineering heterogeneous catalysis with strong metal–support interactions: characterization, theory and manipulation

T Pu, W Zhang, M Zhu - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Strong metal–support interactions (SMSI) represent a classic yet fast‐growing area in
catalysis research. The SMSI phenomenon results in the encapsulation and stabilization of …

Restructuring of titanium oxide overlayers over nickel nanoparticles during catalysis

M Monai, K Jenkinson, AEM Melcherts, JN Louwen… - Science, 2023‏ - science.org
Reducible supports can affect the performance of metal catalysts by the formation of
suboxide overlayers upon reduction, a process referred to as the strong metal–support …

Spin-mediated promotion of Co catalysts for ammonia synthesis

K Zhang, A Cao, LH Wandall, J Vernieres, J Kibsgaard… - Science, 2024‏ - science.org
Over the past two decades, there has been growing interest in develo** catalysts to
enable Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis under milder conditions than currently pertain …

Generation of oxide surface patches promoting H-spillover in Ru/(TiOx)MnO catalysts enables CO2 reduction to CO

H Kang, L Zhu, S Li, S Yu, Y Niu, B Zhang, W Chu… - Nature Catalysis, 2023‏ - nature.com
The migration of reducible metal oxides (for example, TiO2) to the surface of metal
nanoparticles can inhibit sintering but has a strong negative impact on the catalytic activity …

Dynamic interplay between metal nanoparticles and oxide support under redox conditions

H Frey, A Beck, X Huang, JA van Bokhoven… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
The dynamic interactions between noble metal particles and reducible metal-oxide supports
can depend on redox reactions with ambient gases. Transmission electron microscopy …

Metal–support interactions in metal/oxide catalysts and oxide–metal interactions in oxide/metal inverse catalysts

Y Li, Y Zhang, K Qian, W Huang - ACS Catalysis, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Solid catalysts usually consist of multicomponents, within which interfacial interactions have
been recognized as a key factor affecting structures and catalytic performance. Metal …

Overturning CO2 Hydrogenation Selectivity with High Activity via Reaction-Induced Strong Metal–Support Interactions

H **n, L Lin, R Li, D Li, T Song, R Mu… - Journal of the …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Encapsulation of metal nanoparticles by support-derived materials known as the classical
strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) often happens upon thermal treatment of supported …

Metal–support interactions in metal oxide-supported atomic, cluster, and nanoparticle catalysis

D Leybo, UJ Etim, M Monai, SR Bare… - Chemical Society …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Supported metal catalysts are essential to a plethora of processes in the chemical industry.
The overall performance of these catalysts depends strongly on the interaction of adsorbates …