Li, Menggang; Zhao, Zhonglong; Xia, Zhonghong; Luo, Mingchuan; Zhang, Qinghua; Qin, Yingnan; Tao, Lu; Yin, Kun; Chao, Yuguang; Gu, Lin; Yang, Weiwei; Yu, Yongsheng; Lu, Gang; Guo, Shaojun published an article in 2021. The article was titled 《Exclusive Strain Effect Boosts Overall Water Splitting in PdCu/Ir Core/Shell Nanocrystals》, and you may find the article in Angewandte Chemie, International Edition.Recommanded Product: 13395-16-9 The information in the text is summarized as follows:
Core/shell nanocatalysts are a class of promising materials, which achieve the enhanced catalytic activities through the synergy between ligand effect and strain effect. However, it has been challenging to disentangle the contributions from the two effects, which hinders the rational design of superior core/shell nanocatalysts. Herein, we report precise synthesis of PdCu/Ir core/shell nanocrystals, which can significantly boost oxygen evolution reaction (OER) via the exclusive strain effect. The heteroepitaxial coating of four Ir at. layers onto PdCu nanoparticle gives a relatively thick Ir shell eliminating the ligand effect, but creates a compressive strain of ca. 3.60%. The strained PdCu/Ir catalysts can deliver a low OER overpotential and a high mass activity. D. functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the compressive strain in Ir shell downshifts the d-band center and weakens the binding of the intermediates, causing the enhanced OER activity. The compressive strain also boosts hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity and the strained nanocrystals can be served as excellent catalysts for both anode and cathode in overall water-splitting electrocatalysis. In the part of experimental materials, we found many familiar compounds, such as Bis(acetylacetone)copper(cas: 13395-16-9Recommanded Product: 13395-16-9)
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Copper catalysis in organic synthesis – NCBI,
Special Issue “Fundamentals and Applications of Copper-Based Catalysts”