Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

In situ formation of mononuclear complexes by reaction-induced atomic dispersion of supported noble metal nanoparticles

  • Siquan Feng,
  • Xiangen Song,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Xiangsong Lin,
  • Li Yan,
  • Siyue Liu,
  • Wenrui Dong,
  • Xueming Yang,
  • Zheng Jiang,
  • Yunjie Ding

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12965-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Supported noble metal nanoclusters and single-metal-sites catalysts are inclined to aggregate into particles. Here, the authors report a general method with CO and CH3I to disperse the metal nanoparticles of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Ir and Pt completely into single atoms with loading up to 5 wt%.