Strain modulation of phase transformation of noble metal nanomaterials

T Wu, M Sun, B Huang - InfoMat, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Noble metals have been extensively studied owing to their high chemical stability and
outstanding catalytic properties in various important reactions. However, their large‐scale …

Principles of dynamic heterogeneous catalysis: surface resonance and turnover frequency response

MA Ardagh, OA Abdelrahman, PJ Dauenhauer - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Acceleration of the catalytic transformation of molecules via heterogeneous materials occurs
through design of active binding sites to optimally balance the requirements of all steps in a …

Influence of atomic site-specific strain on catalytic activity of supported nanoparticles

T Nilsson **el, M Jørgensen, AB Yankovich… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Heterogeneous catalysis is an enabling technology that utilises transition metal
nanoparticles (NPs) supported on oxides to promote chemical reactions. Structural …

Catalytic resonance theory: parallel reaction pathway control

MA Ardagh, M Shetty, A Kuznetsov, Q Zhang… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic enhancement of chemical reactions via heterogeneous materials occurs through
stabilization of transition states at designed active sites, but dramatically greater rate …

Three-dimensional Ni/Ni3Fe embedded boron-doped carbon nanotubes nanochain frameworks as highly efficient and durable electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution …

M Ramadoss, Y Chen, Y Hu, W Li, B Wang… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
The electrocatalytic water splitting is still seriously hindered by the sluggish reaction kinetics,
large overpotential, and high cost of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst. To …

Toward carbon monoxide methanation at mild conditions on dual-site catalysts

W Zhao, G Xu, Z He, C Cai… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The catalytic carbon monoxide (CO) methanation is an ideal model reaction for the
fundamental understanding of catalysis on the gas–solid interface and is crucial for various …

Atomic-level insights into strain effect on p-nitrophenol reduction via Au@ Pd core–shell nanocubes as an ideal platform

Y Cui, K Ma, Z Chen, J Yang, Z Geng, J Zeng - Journal of Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
Tuning the surface strain of metallic nanocrystals represents a powerful strategy to engineer
their catalytic properties by altering the electronic structures. However, a clear and …

Probing the Irregular Lattice Strain‐Induced Electronic Structure Variations on Late Transition Metals for Boosting the Electrocatalyst Activity

T Wu, M Sun, B Huang - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the simplicity in practice and continuous fine‐tuning ability toward the binding
strengths of adsorbates, the strain effect is intensively explored, especially focused on the …

Theoretical insight into the mechanism of CO2 and H2O formation from CO and OH over stepped Ni and Fe/Ni bimetallic surfaces

Y Yu, J Lu, W Zhang, K Yang, M Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
During CO methanation on Ni-based catalysts, H 2 O and a small quantity of CO 2 may be
produced. Periodic density functional theory computations are used to explore the formation …

Catalytic steam gasification of sawdust char on K-based composite catalyst at high pressure and low temperature

W Jiao, Z Wang, X Zhou, Y Mei, R Feng, T Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of temperature, pressure, steam ratio and K-based composite catalysts on the
pressurized steam gasification of sawdust char were studied and the physicochemical …