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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Metal nanocatalysts are crucial for heterogeneous catalysis, but activity optimization is limited by particle size and shape control.
  • Controlling the internal microstructure of nanoparticles offers a new strategy for enhancing catalytic performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a method for reversible microstructural control of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) through solvent post-treatment.
  • To investigate the impact of microstructural changes on the catalytic activity of AuNPs for alcohol oxidation.

Main Methods:

  • Solvent post-treatment of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using polar (water, methanol) and nonpolar (toluene with thiol ligands) solvents.
  • In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to observe microstructural transformations between multiply twinned nanoparticle (MTP) and single crystal (SC) structures.
  • Experimental and theoretical investigations of alcohol chemisorption on different AuNP microstructures.

Main Results:

  • Reversible transformation between MTP and SC structures of AuNPs was achieved by switching solvents.
  • Polar solvents induced MTP to SC transformation, while nonpolar solvents with thiols reversed it.
  • The MTP structure, featuring {211}-like microfacets, exhibited significantly higher catalytic activity for gas-phase alcohol oxidation due to enhanced alcohol chemisorption.

Conclusions:

  • Solvent-induced microstructural control provides a facile route to tune the catalytic properties of metal nanocatalysts.
  • The presence of twin boundaries and stacking faults in MTP AuNPs is critical for strong alcohol chemisorption and high catalytic activity.
  • This study opens new avenues for designing advanced nanocatalysts by manipulating internal nanoparticle structures.