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Nanocrystalline intermetallics and alloys

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Nanocrystalline intermetallics and alloys are novel materials with high surface areas which are potential low-cost and high-performance catalysts. Here, we report a general approach to the synthesis of a large variety of nanocrystalline intermetallics and alloys with controllable composition, size, and morphology: these include Au-, Pd-, Pt-, Ir-, Ru-, and Rh-based bi- or tri-metallic nanocrystals. We find that only those intermetallics and alloys whose effective electronegativity is larger than a critical value (1.93) can be prepared by co-reduction in our synthetic system. Our methodology provides a simple and convenient route to a variety of intermetallic and alloyed nanomaterials which are promising candidates for catalysts for reactions such as methanol oxidation, hydroformylation, the Suzuki reaction, cyclohexene hydroconversion, and the selective hydrogenation of acetylene.

Source: Nano Research

DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-0018-4

Authors: Dingsheng Wang, Qing Peng, Yadong Li

Institution: Tsinghua University

Language: English

Topic: Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,290

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China