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Title: Turning the halide switch in the synthesis of Au–Pd alloy and core–shell nanoicosahedra with terraced shells: Performance in electrochemical and plasmon-enhanced catalysis

Abstract

Au Pd nanocrystals are an intriguing system to study the integrated functions of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and heterogeneous catalysis. Gold is both durable and can harness incident light energy to enhance the catalytic activity of another metal, such as Pd, via the SPR effect in bimetallic nanocrystals. Despite the superior catalytic performance of icosahedral (IH) nanocrystals compared to alternate morphologies, the controlled synthesis of alloy and core shell IH is still greatly challenged by the disparate reduction rates of metal precursors and lack of continuous epigrowth on multiply twinned boundaries of such surfaces. Herein, we demonstrate a one-step strategy for the controlled growth of monodisperse Au Pd alloy and core shell IH with terraced shells by turning an ionic switch between [Br ]/[Cl–] in the coreduction process. The core shell IH nanocrystals contain AuPd alloy cores and ultrathin Pd shells (<2 nm). They not only display more than double the activity of the commercial Pd catalysts in ethanol electrooxidation attributed to monatomic step terraces but also show SPR-enhanced conversion of 4-nitrophenol. Furthermore, this strategy holds promise toward the development of alternate bimetallic IH nanocrystals for electrochemical and plasmon-enhanced catalysis.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [5]
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  1. Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan); National Taipei Univ. of Technology, Taipei (Taiwan)
  2. National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu (Taiwan)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  4. National Taipei Univ. of Technology, Taipei (Taiwan)
  5. Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan)
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Nuclear Science User Facility (NSUF)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1330559
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nano Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1530-6984
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Hsu, Shih -Cheng, Chuang, Yu -Chun, Sneed, Brian T., Cullen, David A., Chiu, Te -Wei, and Kuo, Chun -Hong. Turning the halide switch in the synthesis of Au–Pd alloy and core–shell nanoicosahedra with terraced shells: Performance in electrochemical and plasmon-enhanced catalysis. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02005.
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Hsu, Shih -Cheng, Chuang, Yu -Chun, Sneed, Brian T., Cullen, David A., Chiu, Te -Wei, & Kuo, Chun -Hong. Turning the halide switch in the synthesis of Au–Pd alloy and core–shell nanoicosahedra with terraced shells: Performance in electrochemical and plasmon-enhanced catalysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02005
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Hsu, Shih -Cheng, Chuang, Yu -Chun, Sneed, Brian T., Cullen, David A., Chiu, Te -Wei, and Kuo, Chun -Hong. Fri . "Turning the halide switch in the synthesis of Au–Pd alloy and core–shell nanoicosahedra with terraced shells: Performance in electrochemical and plasmon-enhanced catalysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02005. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1330559.
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@article{osti_1330559,
title = {Turning the halide switch in the synthesis of Au–Pd alloy and core–shell nanoicosahedra with terraced shells: Performance in electrochemical and plasmon-enhanced catalysis},
author = {Hsu, Shih -Cheng and Chuang, Yu -Chun and Sneed, Brian T. and Cullen, David A. and Chiu, Te -Wei and Kuo, Chun -Hong},
abstractNote = {Au Pd nanocrystals are an intriguing system to study the integrated functions of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and heterogeneous catalysis. Gold is both durable and can harness incident light energy to enhance the catalytic activity of another metal, such as Pd, via the SPR effect in bimetallic nanocrystals. Despite the superior catalytic performance of icosahedral (IH) nanocrystals compared to alternate morphologies, the controlled synthesis of alloy and core shell IH is still greatly challenged by the disparate reduction rates of metal precursors and lack of continuous epigrowth on multiply twinned boundaries of such surfaces. Herein, we demonstrate a one-step strategy for the controlled growth of monodisperse Au Pd alloy and core shell IH with terraced shells by turning an ionic switch between [Br ]/[Cl–] in the coreduction process. The core shell IH nanocrystals contain AuPd alloy cores and ultrathin Pd shells (<2 nm). They not only display more than double the activity of the commercial Pd catalysts in ethanol electrooxidation attributed to monatomic step terraces but also show SPR-enhanced conversion of 4-nitrophenol. Furthermore, this strategy holds promise toward the development of alternate bimetallic IH nanocrystals for electrochemical and plasmon-enhanced catalysis.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02005},
journal = {Nano Letters},
number = 9,
volume = 16,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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