articleNature CommunicationsJan 10, 2019GOLD OA

Non defect-stabilized thermally stable single-atom catalyst

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +10 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract Surface-supported isolated atoms in single-atom catalysts (SACs) are usually stabilized by diverse defects. The fabrication of high-metal-loading and thermally stable SACs remains a formidable challenge due to the difficulty of creating high densities of underpinning stable defects. Here we report that isolated Pt atoms can be stabilized through a strong covalent metal-support interaction (CMSI) that is not associated with support defects, yielding a high-loading and thermally stable SAC by trapping either the already deposited Pt atoms or the PtO 2 units vaporized from nanoparticles during high-temperature calcination. Experimental and computational modeling studies reveal that iron oxide…

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