Bottom-up assembly of bimetallic nanocluster catalysts from oxide-supported single-atom precursors
Bidyut Bikash Sarma, Giovanni Agostini, Marcos G. Farpón, Carlo Marini, Norbert Pfänder, Gonzalo Prieto
Abstract
Oxidative re-dispersion of two metals (Pd and Pt), as single-atoms, within nanometer distances on a common oxide carrier (MgO) delivers, upon reductive agglomeration, small (<italic>ca.</italic> 1 nm) bimetallic cluster catalysts with remarkable stability.
Topics & Concepts
Bimetallic stripCatalysisOxideCluster (spacecraft)NanoclustersAtom (system on chip)Materials scienceEconomies of agglomerationDispersion (optics)NanotechnologyNanometreChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryCrystallographyChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryPhysicsEmbedded systemOpticsComputer scienceComposite materialProgramming languageEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications