title: Pd@Pt Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Branched Dandelion-like Morphology as Highly Efficient Catalysts for Olefin Reduction.
abstract: A facile synthesis based on the addition of ascorbic acid to a mixture of Na2 PdCl4, K2 PtCl6, and Pluronic P123 results in highly branched core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) with a micro-mesoporous dandelion-like morphology comprising Pd core and Pt shell. The slow reduction kinetics associated with the use of ascorbic acid as a weak reductant and suitable Pd/Pt atomic ratio (1:1) play a principal role in the formation mechanism of such branched Pd@Pt core-shell NPs, which differs from the traditional seed-mediated growth. The catalyst efficiently achieves the reduction of a variety of olefins in good to excellent yields. Importantly, higher catalytic efficiency of dandelion-like Pd@Pt core-shell NPs was observed for the olefin reduction than commercially available Pt black, Pd NPs, and physically admixed Pt black and Pd NPs. This superior catalytic behavior is not only due to larger surface area and synergistic effects but also to the unique micro-mesoporous structure with significant contribution of mesopores with sizes of several tens of nanometers.
authors.affiliation: Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc, 78371, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Kasibhatta Josena
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.affiliation: Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc, 78371, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Kasibhatta Kumara Ramanatha
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.affiliation: Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc, 78371, Czech Republic. manoj.gawande@upol.cz.
authors.forename: Manoj B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gawande
authors.affiliation: Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc, 78371, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Vaclav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ranc
authors.affiliation: Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc, 78371, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Klára
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Čépe
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials, Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malgras
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials, Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.affiliation: Sustainable Technology Division, National Risk Management Research, Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, MS 443, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45268, USA.
authors.forename: Rajender S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc, 78371, Czech Republic. radek.zboril@upol.cz.
authors.forename: Radek
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zboril
keywords: core-shell nanoparticles; heterogeneous catalysis; olefins; palladium; platinum reduction