Understanding nano effects in catalysis

Enhanced Electron Penetration through an Ultrathin Graphene Layer for Highly Efficient Catalysis of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2015) Jiao Deng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Triggering the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of the inert two-dimensional MoS2 surface via single-atom metal doping

(2015) Jiao Deng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Visualizing electronic interactions between iron and carbon by X-ray chemical imaging and spectroscopy

(2015) Xiaoqi Chen et al.   Chemical Science

Podlike N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Encapsulating FeNi Alloy Nanoparticles: High-Performance Counter Electrode Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2014) Xiaojia Zheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cobalt-Embedded Nitrogen-Rich Carbon Nanotubes Efficiently Catalyze Hydrogen Evolution Reaction at All pH Values

(2014) Xiaoxin Zou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Hollow Spheres of Iron Carbide Nanoparticles Encased in Graphitic Layers as Oxygen Reduction Catalysts

(2014) Yang Hu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Graphene as a surfactant for metal growth on solid surfaces: Fe on graphene/SiC(0001)

(2014) Zhou-jun Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Doped graphene for metal-free catalysis

(2014) Xiang-Kai Kong et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

The Catalytic Pathways of Hydrohalogenation over Metal-Free Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes

(2014) Kai Zhou et al.   ChemSusChem

Highly active and durable non-precious-metal catalysts encapsulated in carbon nanotubes for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2014) Jiao Deng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Surface Chemistry of CO on Ru(0001) under the Confinement of Graphene Cover

(2014) Li Jin et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Toward Fundamentals of Confined Catalysis in Carbon Nanotubes

(2014) Jianping Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Diffusion of Water Inside Carbon Nanotubes Studied by Pulsed Field Gradient NMR Spectroscopy

(2014) Xin Liu et al.   LANGMUIR

Graphene cover-promoted metal-catalyzed reactions

(2014) Yunxi Yao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FeOx-supported platinum single-atom and pseudo-single-atom catalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes

(2014) Haisheng Wei et al.   Nature Communications

Nitrogen doped carbon catalyzing acetylene conversion to vinyl chloride

(2014) Xingyun Li et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Unique Properties of Ceria Nanoparticles Supported on Metals: Novel Inverse Ceria/Copper Catalysts for CO Oxidation and the Water-Gas Shift Reaction

(2013) Sanjaya D. Senanayake et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Interface-Confined Oxide Nanostructures for Catalytic Oxidation Reactions

(2013) Qiang Fu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous Catalysis

(2013) Xiao-Feng Yang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Sintering-resistant Ni-based reforming catalysts obtained via the nanoconfinement effect

(2013) Chengxi Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Nanocarbons for the Development of Advanced Catalysts

(2013) Dang Sheng Su et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Van der Waals heterostructures

(2013) A. K. Geim et al.   NATURE

Reversible structural transformation of FeOx nanostructures on Pt under cycling redox conditions and its effect on oxidation catalysis

(2013) Qiang Fu et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Regulating energy transfer of excited carriers and the case for excitation-induced hydrogen dissociation on hydrogenated graphene

(2013) J. Bang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tuning the redox activity of encapsulated metal clusters via the metallic and semiconducting character of carbon nanotubes

(2013) F. Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A comparative study of intercalation mechanism at graphene/Ru(0001) interface

(2013) Li Jin et al.   SURFACE SCIENCE

A copper-phyllosilicate core-sheath nanoreactor for carbon–oxygen hydrogenolysis reactions

(2013) Hairong Yue et al.   Nature Communications

Facile filling of metal particles in small carbon nanotubes for catalysis

(2013) Hongbo Zhang et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Highly active reduction of oxygen on a FeCo alloy catalyst encapsulated in pod-like carbon nanotubes with fewer walls

(2013) Jiao Deng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Oxygen Switching of the Epitaxial Graphene–Metal Interaction

(2012) Rosanna Larciprete et al.   ACS Nano

Oxygen Intercalation under Graphene on Ir(111): Energetics, Kinetics, and the Role of Graphene Edges

(2012) Elin Grånäs et al.   ACS Nano

Visualizing Chemical Reactions Confined under Graphene

(2012) Rentao Mu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Iron Encapsulated within Pod-like Carbon Nanotubes for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2012) Dehui Deng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Macroporous ‘bubble’ graphene film via template-directed ordered-assembly for high rate supercapacitors

(2012) Cheng-Meng Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Structure–Property Relationship and Chemical Aspects of Oxide–Metal Hybrid Nanostructures

(2012) Svetlozar Surnev et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

In- and Out-Dependent Interactions of Iron with Carbon Nanotubes

(2012) Liang Yu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Water Splits Epitaxial Graphene and Intercalates

(2012) Xiaofeng Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An exchange intercalation mechanism for the formation of a two-dimensional Si structure underneath graphene

(2012) Yi Cui et al.   Nano Research

Enhancing chemical reactions in a confined hydrophobic environment: an NMR study of benzene hydroxylation in carbon nanotubes

(2012) Hongbo Zhang et al.   Chemical Science

The Effects of Confinement inside Carbon Nanotubes on Catalysis

(2011) Xiulian Pan et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Intercalation of metal islands and films at the interface of epitaxially grown graphene and Ru(0001) surfaces

(2011) Li Huang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Size effect of graphene on electrocatalytic activation of oxygen

(2011) Dehui Deng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Toward N-Doped Graphene via Solvothermal Synthesis

(2011) Dehui Deng et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Enhanced Catalytic Activity of Sub-nanometer Titania Clusters Confined inside Double-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

(2011) Hongbo Zhang et al.   ChemSusChem

Oxygen reduction reaction mechanism on nitrogen-doped graphene: A density functional theory study

(2011) Liang Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Derived from Polyaniline, Iron, and Cobalt

(2011) G. Wu et al.   SCIENCE

Two-Dimensional Crystals: Beyond Graphene

(2011) A. H. Castro Neto et al.   Materials Express

Freestanding Graphene by Thermal Splitting of Silicon Carbide Granules

(2010) Dehui Deng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Growth and Characterization of Two-Dimensional FeO Nanoislands Supported on Pt(111)

(2010) Yunxi Yao et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Chemistry under Cover: Tuning Metal−Graphene Interaction by Reactive Intercalation

(2010) Peter Sutter et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electronic decoupling of an epitaxial graphene monolayer by gold intercalation

(2010) Isabella Gierz et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Interface-Confined Ferrous Centers for Catalytic Oxidation

(2010) Q. Fu et al.   SCIENCE

Increased Silver Activity for Direct Propylene Epoxidation via Subnanometer Size Effects

(2010) Y. Lei et al.   SCIENCE

Selective Deposition of Metal Nanoparticles Inside or Outside Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

(2009) Jean-Philippe Tessonnier et al.   ACS Nano

Synthesis of Large-Area Graphene Layers on Poly-Nickel Substrate by Chemical Vapor Deposition: Wrinkle Formation

(2009) Seung Jin Chae et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

An Efficient Strategy to Drive Nanoparticles into Carbon Nanotubes and the Remarkable Effect of Confinement on Their Catalytic Performance

(2009) Eva Castillejos et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Catalysis in Carbon Nanotubes

(2009) Philippe Serp et al.   ChemCatChem

Honeycomb Carbon: A Review of Graphene

(2009) Matthew J. Allen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

The chemistry of graphene oxide

(2009) Daniel R. Dreyer et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Syngas Segregation Induced by Confinement in Carbon Nanotubes: A Combined First-Principles and Monte Carlo Study

(2009) Jing Guan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Growth Mechanism of Graphene on Ru(0001) and O2 Adsorption on the Graphene/Ru(0001) Surface

(2009) Hui Zhang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Synthesis of N-Doped Graphene by Chemical Vapor Deposition and Its Electrical Properties

(2009) Dacheng Wei et al.   NANO LETTERS

Low-temperature oxidation of CO catalysed by Co3O4 nanorods

(2009) Xiaowei Xie et al.   NATURE

Size-specific catalytic activity of platinum clusters enhances oxygen reduction reactions

(2009) Kimihisa Yamamoto et al.   Nature Chemistry

Subnanometre platinum clusters as highly active and selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

(2009) Stefan Vajda et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The electronic properties of graphene

(2009) A. H. Castro Neto et al.   REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS

Control of Graphene's Properties by Reversible Hydrogenation: Evidence for Graphane

(2009) D. C. Elias et al.   SCIENCE

Reactions over catalysts confined in carbon nanotubes

(2008) Xiulian Pan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Tailored cutting of carbon nanotubes and controlled dispersion of metal nanoparticles inside their channels

(2008) Chuanfu Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Effect of Confinement in Carbon Nanotubes on the Activity of Fischer−Tropsch Iron Catalyst

(2008) Wei Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Calling all chemists

(2008) Rod Ruoff   Nature Nanotechnology

Surface-Modified Carbon Nanotubes Catalyze Oxidative Dehydrogenation of n-Butane

(2008) J. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE