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The promoting effect of low-level sulfidation in PdCuS nanoparticles catalyzed alkyne semihydrogenation

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The promoting effect of sulfur sources is an intriguing but poorly understood phenomenon. Herein, we studied the treatment of PdCu bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) with different amounts of sulfur powder. Low-level sulfidation led to the generation of a Pd30Cu10S9 NP catalyst consisting of surface enriched Pd NPs, electron deficient Pd and Cu, as well as zero valence sulfur. The Pd30Cu10S9 NP catalyst showed pronouncedly enhanced activity and selectivity in the semihydrogenation of alkynes. Our study revealed for the first time a possible cause for the promoting effect of sulfur at the atomic level, suggesting a new strategy in catalyst design.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation to China (Nos. 21625104 and 21521091, W. H.; No. 81703418, H. F. G.)

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  1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Cai Wu, Yifeng Chen & Wei He

  2. Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Rongan Shen, Wei Zhu & Qing Peng

  3. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Yue Gong & Lin Gu

  4. Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China

    Huifang Guo

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Wu, C., Chen, Y., Shen, R. et al. The promoting effect of low-level sulfidation in PdCuS nanoparticles catalyzed alkyne semihydrogenation. Nano Res. 11, 4883–4889 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-018-2077-x

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