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:10.1038/s41467-019-12965-1

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

Affiliations

Siquan Feng: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiangen Song: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yang Liu: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiangsong Lin: School of Materials and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University
Li Yan: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Siyue Liu: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenrui Dong: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xueming Yang: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zheng Jiang: Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, and shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunjie Ding: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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%.

Published in Nature Communications

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