Journal
MATERIALS HORIZONS
Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 584-590Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6mh00478d
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2015M582634]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities by Xi'an Jiaotong University
- U. S. National Science Foundation [CHE-1308587]
- Department of Energy [DE-SC0002247]
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This communication reports an efficient bimetallic catalyst by incorporating Au atoms onto the surface of palladium nanocrystals via a simple solution phase surface alloying process. While retaining the original surface structure of Pd, the surface alloy catalyst shows the highest activity and the best selectivity toward alkyne semi-hydrogenation reactions in comparison to commercial Pd/C and Lindlar catalysts. This simple surface alloying process could be easily extended to the optimization of commercial Pd/C catalysts to significantly improve their catalytic performance. The surface modification approach proposed in this work not only provides a new direction in engineering efficient metal nanocatalysts for fine chemical industries, but also improves our understanding of bimetallic nanocrystal surfaces.
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