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Title: Modular Design of Advanced Catalytic Materials Using Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Raspberry Particles

Journal Article · · Advanced Functional Materials
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  1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States). John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Wyss Inst. for Biologically Inspired Engineering
  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States). John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  3. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  4. John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, 60 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA

Abstract Catalysis is one of the most sophisticated areas of materials research that encompasses a diverse set of materials and phenomena occurring on multiple length and time scales. Designing catalysts that can be broadly applied toward global energy and environmental challenges requires the development of universal frameworks for complex catalytic systems through rational and independent (or quasi‐independent) optimization of multiple structural and compositional features. Toward addressing this goal, a modular platform is presented in which sacrificial organic colloids bearing catalytic nanoparticles on their surfaces self‐assemble with matrix precursors, simultaneously structuring the resulting porous networks and fine‐tuning the locations of catalyst particles. This strategy allows combinatorial variations of the material building blocks and their organization, in turn providing numerous degrees of freedom for optimizing the material's functional properties, from the nanoscale to the macroscale. The platform enables systematic studies and rational design of efficient and robust systems for a wide range of catalytic and photocatalytic reactions, as well as their integration into industrial and other real‐life environments.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis (IMASC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012573; #DE‐SC0012573
OSTI ID:
1470006
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1411268
Journal Information:
Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 27; Related Information: IMASC partners with Harvard University (lead); Fritz Haber Institute; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; University of Kansas; Tufts University; ISSN 1616-301X
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 24 works
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