The current reliance on finite fossil fuels for the production of commodity chemicals has been recognized as unsustainable, and therefore has led to increasing pressure …
The development of nanomaterial synthesis has allowed precise control over their dimensions, structures, compositions, and surface features, which enables their great advances in catalytic applications. …
The overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels for supplying the world’s energy needs is unsustainable, and the rapid depletion of these non-renewable resources has motivated investigations …
Abstract of “Monodisperse Nanoparticles for Catalysis” by Sally Fae Ho, Ph.D. Brown University, May 2014 Nanoparticles (NPs) with diameters in the sub-10 nm range have …
Monodisperse nanocrystals (NCs) currently attract intense research interests because of the novel properties induced by their size, shape, composition and structure. Recent advances in high …
Using nanoparticles (NPs) as heterogeneous catalysts has attracted attention to catalyze chemical reactions under greener reaction conditions with renewable feedstocks. Palladium (Pd) has been essential …
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have garnered a significant amount of research effort for not only scientific advances but also a range of technological applications including …
Parasites have developed a variety of strategies for invading hosts and escaping their immune response. A common mechanism by which parasites escape nitric oxide (NO) …
Monodisperse FePt NPs are synthetically controlled from chemically disordered face centered cubic (fcc) structure to ordered face centered tetragonal (fct) structure. The NP’s electrocatalytic efficiency …
Nanoparticles (NPs) in 1 to10 nm diameter range have been investigated extensively for their enhanced catalysis of myriad electrocatalytic reactions. Past studies have consistently indicated …
Rational design and controlled synthesis of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) is the key to developing highly efficient and stable catalysts for some new alternative energy conversion …
A longstanding goal in cluster science is to discover highly stable clusters and use them as model catalysts. Ligand-protected gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have been investigated …
Reduction of molecular oxygen to water (4 e—) and peroxide (2 e—) are reactions central to renewable energy technologies. Yet, the development of earth-abundant O2 …
Highly-efficient heterogeneous catalysts are essential for the development of a vast number of renewable energy technologies, such as fuel cells, metal–air batteries and water splitting. …
