Pd metal catalysts for cross-couplings and related reactions in the 21st century: a critical review

A Biffis, P Centomo, A Del Zotto, M Zecca - Chemical Reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cross-couplings and related reactions are a class of highly efficient synthetic protocols that
are generally promoted by molecular Pd species as catalysts. However, catalysts based on …

Optimized metal chalcogenides for boosting water splitting

J Yin, J Jin, H Lin, Z Yin, J Li, M Lu, L Guo… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic water splitting (2H2O→ 2H2+ O2) is a very promising avenue to effectively
and environmentally friendly produce highly pure hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) at a large …

High-index-facet-and high-surface-energy nanocrystals of metals and metal oxides as highly efficient catalysts

C Xiao, BA Lu, P Xue, N Tian, ZY Zhou, X Lin, WF Lin… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
The development and applications of highly efficient and stable catalysts are of vital
importance for modern industries varying from chemical production and material …

Nanointerface chemistry: lattice-mismatch-directed synthesis and application of hybrid nanocrystals

J Liu, J Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the past decades, great strides have been made in the synthesis of hybrid nanocrystals
(HNCs) consisting of two or more disparate subunits (such as metals and/or …

Atomic Arrangement in Metal‐Doped NiS2 Boosts the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media

J Yin, J Jin, H Zhang, M Lu, Y Peng… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We report a novel modulation strategy by introducing transition metals into NiS2 nanosheets
(NSs) to flexibly optimize the electronic configurations and atomic arrangement. The Co …

Metal/semiconductor hybrid nanostructures for plasmon‐enhanced applications

R Jiang, B Li, C Fang, J Wang - Advanced materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid nanostructures composed of semiconductor and plasmonic metal components are
receiving extensive attention. They display extraordinary optical characteristics that are …

Plasmonic harvesting of light energy for Suzuki coupling reactions

F Wang, C Li, H Chen, R Jiang, LD Sun… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The efficient use of solar energy has received wide interest due to increasing energy and
environmental concerns. A potential means in chemistry is sunlight-driven catalytic …

Catalysis based on nanocrystals with well‐defined facets

K Zhou, Y Li - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Using bottom‐up chemistry techniques, the composition, size, and shape in particular can
now be controlled uniformly for each and every nanocrystal (NC). Research into shape …

Single‐Atom Rh on High‐Index CeO2 Facet for Highly Enhanced Catalytic CO Oxidation

J Xu, Y Wang, K Wang, M Zhao, R Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reducible oxide‐supported noble metal nanoparticles exhibit high activity in catalyzing
many important oxidation reactions. However, atom migration under harsh reaction …

Nanomaterials of high surface energy with exceptional properties in catalysis and energy storage

ZY Zhou, N Tian, JT Li, I Broadwell… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The properties of nanomaterials for use in catalytic and energy storage applications strongly
depends on the nature of their surfaces. Nanocrystals with high surface energy have an …