articleJournal of the American Chemical SocietyJun 2, 2016Closed access

In Situ Confinement of Ultrasmall Pd Clusters within Nanosized Silicalite-1 Zeolite for Highly Efficient Catalysis of Hydrogen Generation

Jilin University · State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry

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Abstract

Well-dispersed and ultrasmall Pd clusters in nanosized silicalite-1 (MFI) zeolite have been prepared under direct hydrothermal conditions using [Pd(NH2CH2CH2NH2)2]Cl2 as precursor. High-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy studies indicate that the Pd clusters are encapsulated within the intersectional channels of MFI, and the Pd clusters in adjacent channels visually aggregate, forming nanoparticles (NPs) of ∼1.8 nm. The resultant catalysts show an excellent activity and highly efficient H2 generation toward the complete decomposition of formic acid (FA) under mild conditions. Notably, thanks to the further reduced Pd NP size (∼1.5 nm) and the additionally introduced basic sites, the…

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