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Tin Assisted Fully Exposed Platinum Clusters Stabilized On Defect-Rich Graphene For Dehydrogenation Reaction, Jiayun Zhang, Yuchen Deng, Xiangbin Cai, Yunlei Chen, Mi Peng, Zhimin Jia, Zheng Jiang, Pengju Ren, Siyu Yao, Jinglin Xie, Dequan Xiao, Xiao-Dong Wen, Ning Wang, Hongyang Liu, Ding Ma Mar 2019

Tin Assisted Fully Exposed Platinum Clusters Stabilized On Defect-Rich Graphene For Dehydrogenation Reaction, Jiayun Zhang, Yuchen Deng, Xiangbin Cai, Yunlei Chen, Mi Peng, Zhimin Jia, Zheng Jiang, Pengju Ren, Siyu Yao, Jinglin Xie, Dequan Xiao, Xiao-Dong Wen, Ning Wang, Hongyang Liu, Ding Ma

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications

Tin assisted fully exposed Pt clusters are fabricated on the core-shell nanodiamond@graphene (ND@G) hybrid support (a-PtSn/ND@G). The obtained atomically dispersed Pt clusters, with an average Pt atom number of 3, were anchored over the ND@Gsupport by the assistance of Sn atoms as a partition agent and through the Pt-C bond between Pt clusters and defect-rich graphene nanoshell. The atomically dispersed Pt clusters guaranteed a full metal availability to the reactants, a high thermal stability, and an optimized adsorption/desorption behavior. It inhibits the side reactions and enhances catalytic performance in direct dehydrogenation of n-butane at a low temperature of 450 °C, …


A Versatile Route To Fabricate Single Atom Catalysts With High Chemoselectivity, Xiaohui He, Qian He, Yuchen Deng, Mi Peng, Hongyu Chen, Ying Zhang, Siyu Yao, Mengtao Zhang, Dequan Xiao, Ding Ma, Binghui Ge, Hongbing Ji Jan 2019

A Versatile Route To Fabricate Single Atom Catalysts With High Chemoselectivity, Xiaohui He, Qian He, Yuchen Deng, Mi Peng, Hongyu Chen, Ying Zhang, Siyu Yao, Mengtao Zhang, Dequan Xiao, Ding Ma, Binghui Ge, Hongbing Ji

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications

Preparation of single atom catalysts (SACs) is of broad interest to materials scientists and chemists but remains a formidable challenge. Herein, we develop an efficient approach to synthesize SACs via a precursor-dilution strategy, in which metalloporphyrin (MTPP) with target metals are co-polymerized with diluents (tetraphenylporphyrin, TPP), followed by pyrolysis to N-doped porous carbon supported SACs (M1/N-C). Twenty-four different SACs, including noble metals and non-noble metals, are successfully prepared. In addition, the synthesis of a series of catalysts with different surface atom densities, bi-metallic sites, and metal aggregation states are achieved. This approach shows remarkable adjustability and generality, providing …


Anchoring Cu 1 Species Over Nanodiamond-Graphene For Semi-Hydrogenation Of Acetylene, Fei Huang, Yuchen Deng, Yunlei Chen, Xiangbin Cai, Mi Peng, Zhimin Jia, Jinglin Xie, Dequan Xiao, Xiaodong Wen, Ning Wang, Zheng Jiang, Hongyang Liu, Ding Ma Jan 2019

Anchoring Cu 1 Species Over Nanodiamond-Graphene For Semi-Hydrogenation Of Acetylene, Fei Huang, Yuchen Deng, Yunlei Chen, Xiangbin Cai, Mi Peng, Zhimin Jia, Jinglin Xie, Dequan Xiao, Xiaodong Wen, Ning Wang, Zheng Jiang, Hongyang Liu, Ding Ma

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications

The design of cheap, non-toxic, and earth-abundant transition metal catalysts for selective hydrogenation of alkynes remains a challenge in both industry and academia. Here, we report a new atomically dispersed copper (Cu) catalyst supported on a defective nanodiamondgraphene (ND@G), which exhibits excellent catalytic performance for the selective conversion of acetylene to ethylene, i.e., with high conversion (95%), high selectivity (98%), and good stability (for more than 60 h). The unique structural feature of the Cu atoms anchored over graphene through Cu-C bonds ensures the effective activation of acetylene and easy desorption of ethylene, which is the key for the outstanding …