title: Monodisperse gold-palladium alloy nanoparticles and their composition-controlled catalysis in formic acid dehydrogenation under mild conditions.
abstract: Monodisperse 4 nm AuPd alloy nanoparticles with controlled composition were synthesized by co-reduction of hydrogen tetrachloroaurate(III) hydrate and palladium(II) acetylacetonate with a borane-morpholine complex in oleylamine. These NPs showed high activity (TOF = 230 h(-1)) and stability in catalyzing formic acid dehydrogenation and hydrogen production in water at 50 °C without any additives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
authors.forename: Önder
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Metin
authors.forename: Xiaolian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Shouheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D005561:Formates / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006865:Hydrogenation; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D005561:Formates; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; C030544:formic acid; D010165:Palladium; D006046:Gold; D006859:Hydrogen