Noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes for catalytic and electrocatalytic applications

Y Shi, Z Lyu, M Zhao, R Chen, QN Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many
opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their …

Colloidal synthesis of metal nanocrystals: from asymmetrical growth to symmetry breaking

QN Nguyen, C Wang, Y Shang, A Janssen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Copper‐based plasmonic catalysis: recent advances and future perspectives

Y Xin, K Yu, L Zhang, Y Yang, H Yuan, H Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the capability of inducing intense electromagnetic field, energetic charge carriers, and
photothermal effect, plasmonic metals provide a unique opportunity for efficient light …

Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials

Z Lyu, L Yao, W Chen, FC Kalutantirige… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Manipulating Cu Nanoparticle Surface Oxidation States Tunes Catalytic Selectivity toward CH4 or C2+ Products in CO2 Electroreduction

Q Fan, X Zhang, X Ge, L Bai, D He, Y Qu… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, a facile seed‐assisted strategy for preparing Cu nanoparticles (NPs) with polyvinyl
pyrrolidone (PVP) capping is presented. Compared to the Cu NPs with deficient PVP …

Controlling the Surface Oxidation of Cu Nanowires Improves Their Catalytic Selectivity and Stability toward C2+ Products in CO2 Reduction

Z Lyu, S Zhu, M Xie, Y Zhang, Z Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Copper nanostructures are promising catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO2
because of their unique ability to produce a large proportion of multi‐carbon products …

One-dimensional metal nanostructures: from colloidal syntheses to applications

D Huo, MJ Kim, Z Lyu, Y Shi, BJ Wiley, Y Xia - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
This Review offers a comprehensive review of the colloidal synthesis, mechanistic
understanding, physicochemical properties, and applications of one-dimensional (1D) metal …

Kinetically Controlled Synthesis of Pd–Cu Janus Nanocrystals with Enriched Surface Structures and Enhanced Catalytic Activities toward CO2 Reduction

Z Lyu, S Zhu, L Xu, Z Chen, Y Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bimetallic nanocrystals often outperform their monometallic counterparts in catalysis as a
result of the electronic coupling and geometric effect arising from two different metals. Here …

Crystal-phase and surface-structure engineering of ruthenium nanocrystals

M Zhao, Y Xia - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes or surface structures have received increasing
attention, owing to their desirable properties for applications ranging from catalysis to …

Metallic Copper‐Containing Composite Photocatalysts: Fundamental, Materials Design, and Photoredox Applications

X Zhu, J Xiong, Z Wang, R Chen, G Cheng… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis has long been regarded as a potential solution to tackle the
energy and environmental challenges since the first discovery of water splitting by TiO2 …