Noble-Metal Nanocrystals with Controlled Shapes for Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications

The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their figures of merit in a wide variety of applications. In particular, heterogeneous catalysis and surface science have benefited enormously from the availability of this new class of nanomaterials as the atomic structure presented on the surface of a nanocrystal is ultimately determined by its geometric shape. The immediate advantages may include significant enhancement in catalytic activity and/or selectivity and substantial reduction in materials cost while providing a well-defined model system for mechanistic study. With a focus on…

• NS
  National Science Foundation

  Awards: DMR-1215034, CHE-1505441, CHE-1804970, DMR-1505400
• GI
  Georgia Institute of Technology