Ligand-controlled exposure of active sites on the Pd<sub>1</sub>Ag<sub>14</sub> nanocluster surface to boost electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Along Ma, Yonggang Ren, Yang Zuo, Jiawei Wang, Shutong Huang, Xiaoshuang Ma, Shuxin Wang
Abstract
Two nanoclusters, Pd 1 Ag 14 -S and Pd 1 Ag 14 -E , were synthesized, with the latter exposing an Ag active site. eCO 2 RR studies showed this exposure markedly improves catalytic selectivity for converting CO 2 to CO.
Topics & Concepts
NanoclustersSelectivityLigand (biochemistry)PhosphineCatalysisReduction (mathematics)ChemistryAtom (system on chip)Materials scienceNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryComputer scienceGeometryEmbedded systemMathematicsReceptorBiochemistryNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis