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Synthesis of core@shell catalysts guided by Tammann temperature

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  • Pei Xiong

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Zhihang Xu

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Tai-Sing Wu

    (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)

  • Tong Yang

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Qiong Lei

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Jiangtong Li

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Guangchao Li

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Ming Yang

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Yun-Liang Soo

    (National Tsing Hua University)

  • Robert David Bennett

    (CSIRO Energy, Clayton Laboratories)

  • Shu Ping Lau

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Shik Chi Edman Tsang

    (University of Oxford)

  • Ye Zhu

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Molly Meng-Jung Li

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Abstract

Designing high-performance thermal catalysts with stable catalytic sites is an important challenge. Conventional wisdom holds that strong metal-support interactions can benefit the catalyst performance, but there is a knowledge gap in generalizing this effect across different metals. Here, we have successfully developed a generalizable strong metal-support interaction strategy guided by Tammann temperatures of materials, enabling functional oxide encapsulation of transition metal nanocatalysts. As an illustrative example, Co@BaAl2O4 core@shell is synthesized and tracked in real-time through in-situ microscopy and spectroscopy, revealing an unconventional strong metal-support interaction encapsulation mechanism. Notably, Co@BaAl2O4 exhibits exceptional activity relative to previously reported core@shell catalysts, displaying excellent long-term stability during high-temperature chemical reactions and overcoming the durability and reusability limitations of conventional supported catalysts. This pioneering design and widely applicable approach has been validated to guide the encapsulation of various transition metal nanoparticles for environmental tolerance functionalities, offering great potential to advance energy, catalysis, and environmental fields.

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  • Pei Xiong & Zhihang Xu & Tai-Sing Wu & Tong Yang & Qiong Lei & Jiangtong Li & Guangchao Li & Ming Yang & Yun-Liang Soo & Robert David Bennett & Shu Ping Lau & Shik Chi Edman Tsang & Ye Zhu & Molly Men, 2024. "Synthesis of core@shell catalysts guided by Tammann temperature," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-44705-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44705-5
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