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Synthesis of surface controlled nickel/palladium hydride nanodendrites with high performance in benzyl alcohol oxidation

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Benzaldehyde byproduct is an imperative intermediate in the production of fine chemicals and additives. Tuning selectivity to benzaldehyde is therefore critical in alcohol oxidation reactions at the industrial level. Herein, we report a simple but innovative method for the synthesis of palladium hydride and nickel palladium hydride nanodendrites with controllable morphology, high stability, and excellent catalytic activity. The synthesized dendrites can maintain the palladium hydride phase even after their use in the chosen catalytic reaction. Remarkably, the high surface area morphology and unique interaction between nickel-rich surface and palladium hydride (β-phase) of these nanodendrites are translated in an enhanced catalytic activity for benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction. Our Ni/PdH0.43 nanodendrites demonstrated a high selectivity towards benzaldehyde of about 92.0% with a conversion rate of 95.4%, showing higher catalytic selectivity than their PdH0.43 counterparts and commercial Pd/C. The present study opens the door for further exploration of metal/metal-hydride nanostructures as next-generation catalytic materials.

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Y. H., X. D., Z. Z., and M. F. E. acknowledge the support from Office of Naval Research by the grant number of N000141812155. J. Z. and J. M. acknowledge the support from Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the US DOE (No. DE-SC0010378). The HAADF-STEM imaging and EDS mapping with Titan X were performed at the Molecular Foundry, which is supported by the Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the U.S. DOE under Contract No. DE-AC02—05CH11231.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Zipeng Zhao, Michelle M. Flores Espinosa & Yu Huang

  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Jihan Zhou & Jianwei Miao

  3. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Wang Xue & Xiangfeng Duan

  4. California Nanosystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Jihan Zhou, Xiangfeng Duan, Jianwei Miao & Yu Huang

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Zhao, Z., Flores Espinosa, M.M., Zhou, J. et al. Synthesis of surface controlled nickel/palladium hydride nanodendrites with high performance in benzyl alcohol oxidation. Nano Res. 12, 1467–1472 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2413-9

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