Issue 20, 2017

The synergy between atomically dispersed Pd and cerium oxide for enhanced catalytic properties

Abstract

We report a photochemical synthesis of Pd/CeO2 catalysts with atomically dispersed Pd. Compared to atomically dispersed Pd/CeO2 with a cubic CeO2 support (Pd/CeO2-CP), atomically dispersed Pd/CeO2 with a truncated octahedral CeO2 support (Pd/CeO2-TOP) exhibited higher activity and selectivity, owing to the synergy between Pd atoms and the (111) surface of CeO2. When compared to Pd/CeO2 with Pd clusters and nanoparticles via chemical reduction, Pd/CeO2-TOP showed excellent activity with an enhancement factor of 324 in CO oxidation, as well as an activity enhancement by a factor of 344 in selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol.

Graphical abstract: The synergy between atomically dispersed Pd and cerium oxide for enhanced catalytic properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Dec 2016
Accepted
28 Apr 2017
First published
02 May 2017

Nanoscale, 2017,9, 6643-6648

The synergy between atomically dispersed Pd and cerium oxide for enhanced catalytic properties

X. Wang, J. Chen, J. Zeng, Q. Wang, Z. Li, R. Qin, C. Wu, Z. Xie and L. Zheng, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 6643 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR09707C

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