Dynamic co-catalysis of Au single atoms and nanoporous Au for methane pyrolysis

Wei Xi; Kai Wang; Yongli Shen; Mengke Ge; Ziliang Deng; Yunfeng Zhao; Qiue Cao; Yi Ding; Guangzhi Hu; Jun Luo

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15806-8

Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Dynamic co-catalysis of Au single atoms and nanoporous Au for methane pyrolysis

Wei Xi,
Kai Wang,
Yongli Shen,
Mengke Ge,
Ziliang Deng,
Yunfeng Zhao,
Qiue Cao,
Yi Ding,
Guangzhi Hu,
Jun Luo

Affiliations

Wei Xi: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Kai Wang: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Yongli Shen: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Mengke Ge: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Ziliang Deng: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Yunfeng Zhao: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Qiue Cao: School of Chemical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan University
Yi Ding: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Guangzhi Hu: School of Chemical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan University
Jun Luo: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15806-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Nanocatalysts and single‐atom catalysts are generally considered as two categories with distinct performances. Here, in situ TEM study of catalytic methane pyrolysis over nanoporous Au reveals a highly dynamic process where co‐catalysis exists among various catalyst forms.

Published in Nature Communications

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