Issue 23, 2017

Understanding alloy structure and composition in sinter-resistant AgPd@SiO2 encapsulated catalysts and their effect on catalytic properties

Abstract

The extent of alloying and the alloy composition, which are crucial in determining the activity and selectivity of bimetallic catalysts, were studied in porous silica encapsulated AgPd catalysts using XRD, HRTEM and HAADF-STEM. Water-dispersible ligand protected Pd ultra-small clusters and Ag nanoparticles of three different sizes were used as the precursors. The high reactivity of Pd ultra-small clusters enhanced the alloying of larger Ag nanoparticles to some extent. Encapsulation appeared to have minimised the sintering of the resultant nanoparticles. The earlier suggestions of the role of d-band positions with respect to adsorption energies holds good for the AgPd system and alloying enhances the activity. Alloy with the composition of Ag50Pd50 was found to be the most active with the reaction rate enhanced two fold compared to that in other compositions. Other factors like particle size and sinter-resistance also played important roles in enhancing the activity of these catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Understanding alloy structure and composition in sinter-resistant AgPd@SiO2 encapsulated catalysts and their effect on catalytic properties

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Sep 2017
Accepted
19 Oct 2017
First published
19 Oct 2017

New J. Chem., 2017,41, 14652-14658

Understanding alloy structure and composition in sinter-resistant AgPd@SiO2 encapsulated catalysts and their effect on catalytic properties

S. Mondal, T. Rajesh, B. B. Dhar, M. Snellman, J. Li, F. Leonard Deepak and R. N. Devi, New J. Chem., 2017, 41, 14652 DOI: 10.1039/C7NJ03652C

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