Gold catalysts containing interstitial carbon atoms boost hydrogenation activity
oleh: Yafei Sun, Yueqiang Cao, Lili Wang, Xiaotong Mu, Qingfei Zhao, Rui Si, Xiaojuan Zhu, Shangjun Chen, Bingsen Zhang, De Chen, Ying Wan
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Gold is among the least active metals toward molecules at a solid-liquid or solid-gas interface. Here the authors demonstrate that the gold nanocatalysts with d electron gain due to C occupying interstitial sites in its lattice boost catalytic hydrogenation.