Sulfur stabilizing metal nanoclusters on carbon at high temperatures

Peng Yin; Xiao Luo; Yanfu Ma; Sheng-Qi Chu; Si Chen; Xusheng Zheng; Junling Lu; Xiao-Jun Wu; Hai-Wei Liang

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23426-z

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Sulfur stabilizing metal nanoclusters on carbon at high temperatures

Peng Yin,
Xiao Luo,
Yanfu Ma,
Sheng-Qi Chu,
Si Chen,
Xusheng Zheng,
Junling Lu,
Xiao-Jun Wu,
Hai-Wei Liang

Affiliations

Peng Yin: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Xiao Luo: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Yanfu Ma: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Sheng-Qi Chu: Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Si Chen: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Xusheng Zheng: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Junling Lu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Xiao-Jun Wu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Hai-Wei Liang: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23426-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The sulfur is a documented poison reagent for metal catalysts. Here the authors show when doped in a carbon matrix, sulfur can enhance the adhesion strength and eventually suppress the metal sintering, which improve the performance of propane dehydrogenation by strong chemical/electronic interactions.

Published in Nature Communications

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