Dynamic core–shell and alloy structures of multimetallic nanomaterials and their catalytic synergies

ZP Wu, S Shan, SQ Zang, CJ Zhong - Accounts of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Multimetallic nanomaterials containing noble metals (NM) and non-noble 3d-
transition metals (3d-TMs) exhibit unique catalytic properties as a result of the synergistic …

Ni-based bimetallic heterogeneous catalysts for energy and environmental applications

S De, J Zhang, R Luque, N Yan - Energy & environmental science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Bimetallic catalysts have attracted extensive attention for a wide range of applications in
energy production and environmental remediation due to their tunable chemical/physical …

Bimetallic synergy in cobalt–palladium nanocatalysts for CO oxidation

CH Wu, C Liu, D Su, HL Xin, HT Fang, B Eren… - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
Bimetallic and multi-component catalysts typically exhibit composition-dependent activity
and selectivity, and when optimized often outperform single-component catalysts. Here we …

Surface partial-charge-tuned enhancement of catalytic activity of platinum nanocatalysts for toluene oxidation

A Lu, H Sun, N Zhang, L Che, S Shan, J Luo… - Acs …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The ability to tune the surface partial charge of noble metal catalysts at the nanoscale size
dimension is essential for harnessing the activity of nanocatalysts in many important …

Crystal structural effect of AuCu alloy nanoparticles on catalytic CO oxidation

W Zhan, J Wang, H Wang, J Zhang, X Liu… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Controlling the physical and chemical properties of alloy nanoparticles (NPs) is an important
approach to optimize NP catalysis. Unlike other tuning knobs, such as size, shape, and …

Perspective on CO oxidation over Pd-based catalysts

Y Zhou, Z Wang, C Liu - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
CO oxidation is one of the most extensively investigated reactions in the field of
heterogeneous catalysis because of its importance in both environmental protection and …

Bridging structural inhomogeneity to functionality: pair distribution function methods for functional materials development

H Zhu, Y Huang, J Ren, B Zhang, Y Ke… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The correlation between structure and function lies at the heart of materials science and
engineering. Especially, modern functional materials usually contain inhomogeneities at an …

Revealing the Role of Interfacial Properties on Catalytic Behaviors by in Situ Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

H Zhang, XG Zhang, J Wei, C Wang… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Insightful understanding of how interfacial structures and properties affect catalytic
processes is one of the most challenging issues in heterogeneous catalysis. Here, the …

Composition tunability and (111)-dominant facets of ultrathin platinum–gold alloy nanowires toward enhanced electrocatalysis

F Chang, S Shan, V Petkov, Z Skeete… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The ability for tuning not only the composition but also the type of surface facets of alloyed
nanomaterials is important for the design of catalysts with enhanced activity and stability …

Insights into heterogeneous catalysts under reaction conditions by in situ/operando electron microscopy

HW Cheng, S Wang, G Chen, Z Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement of clean energy and environment depends strongly on the development
of efficient catalysts in a wide range of heterogeneous catalytic reactions, which has …