Catalytic metals dissolved in liquid gallium remain atomically dispersed and dynamically active. The configurational dynamics of the metal atoms enables them to adopt a specific configurational alignment with the reactants to facilitate selective propylene synthesis from two different hydrocarbon feedstocks.
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This is a summary of: Tang, J. et al. Dynamic configurations of metallic atoms in the liquid state for selective propylene synthesis. Nat. Nanotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01540-x (2023).
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Dynamicity of atoms in a liquid metal catalyst enables selective propylene synthesis. Nat. Nanotechnol. 19, 275–276 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01552-7
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