Entropy-stabilized single-atom Pd catalysts via high-entropy fluorite oxide supports

Autor: Yaoqiang Chen, Hao Chen, Chi-Linh Do-Thanh, Qinjing Lin, Zihao Zhang, Jianli Wang, Yun Wang, Yi Jiao, Shuhao Xu, Sheng Dai, Haidi Xu, Jixing Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Nature Communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Popis: Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted considerable attention in the catalysis community. However, fabricating intrinsically stable SACs on traditional supports (N-doped carbon, metal oxides, etc.) remains a formidable challenge, especially under high-temperature conditions. Here, we report a novel entropy-driven strategy to stabilize Pd single-atom on the high-entropy fluorite oxides (CeZrHfTiLa)Ox (HEFO) as the support by a combination of mechanical milling with calcination at 900 °C. Characterization results reveal that single Pd atoms are incorporated into HEFO (Pd1@HEFO) sublattice by forming stable Pd–O–M bonds (M = Ce/Zr/La). Compared to the traditional support stabilized catalysts such as Pd@CeO2, Pd1@HEFO affords the improved reducibility of lattice oxygen and the existence of stable Pd–O–M species, thus exhibiting not only higher low-temperature CO oxidation activity but also outstanding resistance to thermal and hydrothermal degradation. This work therefore exemplifies the superiority of high-entropy materials for the preparation of SACs.
Fabricating intrinsically stable single-atom catalysts (SACs) on traditional supports remains a formidable challenge in catalysis. Here, the authors propose a new strategy to construct a sintering-resistant Pd SAC on a novel equimolar high-entropy fluorite oxide.
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