Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Cation vacancy stabilization of single-atomic-site Pt1/Ni(OH)x catalyst for diboration of alkynes and alkenes

  • Jian Zhang,
  • Xi Wu,
  • Weng-Chon Cheong,
  • Wenxing Chen,
  • Rui Lin,
  • Jia Li,
  • Lirong Zheng,
  • Wensheng Yan,
  • Lin Gu,
  • Chen Chen,
  • Qing Peng,
  • Dingsheng Wang,
  • Yadong Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03380-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Development of single-atomic-site catalysts with high metal loading remains a challenge. Here, the authors report a nickel hydroxide nanoboard with abundant Ni2+ vacancy defects serving as the support to achieve high platinum loading by simple wet impregnation.