Submonolayered Ru Deposited on Ultrathin Pd Nanosheets used for Enhanced Catalytic Applications.

Zhang, Zhicheng; Liu, Ye; Chen, Bo; Gong, Yue; Gu, Lin; Fan, Zhanxi; Yang, Nailiang; Lai, Zhuangchai et al. · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Ultrathin Pd nanosheets (NSs) coated with submonolayered Ru, referred to as Pd@Ru NSs, are synthesized via a seed-mediated growth method. The underpotential deposition can be the driving force for the formation of Pd@Ru NSs. The Pd@Ru NSs exhibit superior catalytic properties in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and the semihydrogenation of 1-octyne, compared to the pure Pd NSs and Ru NSs.