Advantages of eutectic alloys for creating catalysts in the realm of nanotechnology-enabled metallurgy

Jianbo Tang; Rahman Daiyan; Mohammad B. Ghasemian; Shuhada A. Idrus-Saidi; Ali Zavabeti; Torben Daeneke; Jiong Yang; Pramod Koshy; Soshan Cheong; Richard D. Tilley; Richard B. Kaner; Rose Amal; Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12615-6

Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Advantages of eutectic alloys for creating catalysts in the realm of nanotechnology-enabled metallurgy

Jianbo Tang,
Rahman Daiyan,
Mohammad B. Ghasemian,
Shuhada A. Idrus-Saidi,
Ali Zavabeti,
Torben Daeneke,
Jiong Yang,
Pramod Koshy,
Soshan Cheong,
Richard D. Tilley,
Richard B. Kaner,
Rose Amal,
Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh

Affiliations

Jianbo Tang: School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Rahman Daiyan: School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Mohammad B. Ghasemian: School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Shuhada A. Idrus-Saidi: School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Ali Zavabeti: School of Engineering, RMIT University
Torben Daeneke: School of Engineering, RMIT University
Jiong Yang: School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Pramod Koshy: School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW
Soshan Cheong: Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, UNSW
Richard D. Tilley: Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, UNSW
Richard B. Kaner: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Rose Amal: School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh: School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12615-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The combination of metallurgy concepts and nanotechnology with liquid metal processing has been largely unexplored. Here the authors use liquid-phase ultrasonication to produce a model system of catalytically active nano-alloys, demonstrating electrocatalysis and photocatalysis.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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