Ligand-Decorated Metal Nanoparticles for Catalysis
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 78
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Interests: homogeneous cayalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; aerobic alcohol oxidation; characterization of nanostructured materials by X-ray diffraction
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Dear Colleagues,
Small organic molecules or macromolecules bearing suitable functional groups can be exploited to control the size of metal nanoparticles (NPs) during their synthesis and in the course of their application in catalytic reactions. The synthesis of such ligand-stabilized NPs, containing a single or two types of metal atoms, can be achieved by the reduction of well-defined metal complexes, the reduction of metal precursors in the presence of the chosen ligand, or by the post-functionalization of metal NPs with the desired ligand. The ligand, coordinated to surface atoms of the metal NP, not only controls the size and shape of the NP during the real catalytic process but may actively participate in key steps during the catalytic substrate conversion.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews dealing with any aspect concerning the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of ligand-stabilized NPs. Topics of particular interest include the following:
- The synthesis and characterization of ligand and macroligand-stabilized metal NPs.
- The application of well-defined metal NPs consisting of one or more different kinds of metal atoms for any kind of catalytic substrate conversion.
- Mechanistic studies of catalytic reactions carried out by means of ligand-decorated NPs.
If you would like to submit papers to this Special Issue or have any questions, please contact the in-house editor, Mr. Ives Liu (ives.liu@mdpi.com).
Dr. Werner Oberhauser
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal nanoparticles
- heterogenous catalysis
- ligands
- bifunctional catalysts
- reaction mechanism
- nanoparticle’s surface characterization
