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Front Cover: Smart Design of Small Pd Nanoparticles Confined in Hollow Carbon Nanospheres with Large Center‐Radial Mesopores (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 19/2017)
Author(s) -
Du Xin,
Zhao Caixia,
Li Xiaoyu,
Huang Hongwei,
He Junhui,
Wen Yongqiang,
Zhang Xueji
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201700414
Subject(s) - mesoporous material , nanoparticle , catalysis , chemistry , dendrimer , nanotechnology , carbon fibers , mesoporous silica , porosity , chemical engineering , cover (algebra) , polymer chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , composite number , composite material , mechanical engineering , engineering
The cover picture shows the surface‐type nanocasting strategy, inspired by a cicada casting off its skin, which has been used to prepare porous hollow carbon nanospheres with center‐radial large mesopores containing many small Pd nanoparticles. The synthesis method uses dendrimer‐like mesoporous silica nanospheres as hard template, then in situ coating with resorcinol–formaldehyde polymer resin, and finally selective removal of the template. The product exhibits high catalytic activity and selectivity as well as good recyclability in the catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol due to its unique structure with ultradispersed Pd nanoparticles. Details are discussed in the article by X. Du et al. on page 2517 ff (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700203 ). For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700415 ).