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Faceted Branched Nickel Nanoparticles with Tunable Branch Length for High‐Activity Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Biomass
Author(s) -
Poerwoprajitno Agus R.,
Gloag Lucy,
Watt John,
Cychy Steffen,
Cheong Soshan,
Kumar Priyank V.,
Benedetti Tania M.,
Deng Chen,
Wu KuangHsu,
Marjo Christopher E.,
Huber Dale L.,
Muhler Martin,
Gooding J. Justin,
Schuhmann Wolfgang,
Wang DaWei,
Tilley Richard D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202005489
Subject(s) - nanomaterial based catalyst , nickel , dispersity , nanoparticle , biomass (ecology) , chemical engineering , materials science , catalysis , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , oceanography , geology , engineering
Controlling the formation of nanosized branched nanoparticles with high uniformity is one of the major challenges in synthesizing nanocatalysts with improved activity and stability. Using a cubic‐core hexagonal‐branch mechanism to form highly monodisperse branched nanoparticles, we vary the length of the nickel branches. Lengthening the nickel branches, with their high coverage of active facets, is shown to improve activity for electrocatalytic oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), as an example for biomass conversion.