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

Zhang ZC; Liu Y; Chen B; Gong Y; Gu L; Fan ZX; Yang NL; Lai ZC; Chen Y; Wang J; Huang Y; Sindoro M; Niu WX; Li B; Zong Y; Yang YH; Huang X; Huo FW; Huang W; Zhang H

Advanced Materials, Vol.28, No.46, 10282-10286, 2016

DOI10.1002/adma.201604829 Export Citation

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

Zhang ZC, Liu Y, Chen B, Gong Y, Gu L, Fan ZX, Yang NL, Lai ZC, Chen Y, Wang J, Huang Y, Sindoro M, Niu WX, Li B, Zong Y, Yang YH, Huang X, Huo FW, Huang W, Zhang H

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.