title: Nanocatalysis on tailored shape supports: Au and Pd nanoparticles supported on MgO nanocubes and ZnO nanobelts.
abstract: Active gold and palladium nanoparticles supported on MgO nanocubes and ZnO nanobelts and transition-metal-containing MgO nanobelts were synthesized by combining evaporation and deposition-precipitation techniques. The high activity and stability of the Au/CeO2 and Pd/CeO2 nanoparticle catalysts deposited on the MgO cubes are remarkable and imply that a variety of efficient catalysts can be designed and tested using this approach. The significant increase in the concentration of corner and edge sites in MgO nanocubes make them well-defined supports to study the detailed mechanism of the catalytic activity enhancement.
authors.forename: Garry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Glaspell
authors.forename: Hassan M A
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elzatahry
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fuoco
authors.forename: Nagi R E
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Radwan
authors.forename: M Samy
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: El-Shall