Icosahedral gold-platinum alloy nanocrystals in hollow silica: a highly active and stable catalyst for Ullmann reactions
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Synthesis and Catalytic Performance of Gold Intercalated in the Walls of Mesoporous Silica
Published on: July 9, 2015
Xiaoli Wu1, Longfei Tan, Dong Chen
1Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Application of Nanomaterials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. tangfq@mail.ipc.ac.cn longfeitan@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
Abstract:
Icosahedral Au-Pt alloy nanocrystals are prepared in porous hollow silica nanospheres via a hydrothermal method without using capping agents. These nanoparticles with unique shape and structure exhibit excellent catalytic activity and stability in Ullmann reactions.
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