Ultra-small Pd nanoparticles derived from a supramolecular assembly for enhanced electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO

Ruru Chen; Minna Cao; Weiguang Yang; Huimin Wang; Suyuan Zhang; Hongfang Li; Rong Cao

doi:10.1039/c9cc02393c

Ultra-small Pd nanoparticles derived from a supramolecular assembly for enhanced electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to CO

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Aug 13;55(66):9805-9808. doi: 10.1039/c9cc02393c.

Authors

Ruru Chen¹, Minna Cao, Weiguang Yang, Huimin Wang, Suyuan Zhang, Hongfang Li, Rong Cao

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China. mncao@fjirsm.ac.cn hongfangli@fjirsm.ac.cn rcao@fjirsm.ac.cn.

PMID: 31360985
DOI: 10.1039/c9cc02393c

Abstract

Ultra-small Pd nanoparticles were successfully prepared through reduction of a supramolecular assembly formed between the macrocyclic decamethylcucurbit[5]uril (Me10CB[5]) and [PdCl4]2- anions via H-bonds. The final Pd NPs exhibit excellent activity and stability toward the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO. This work provides a new strategy for the preparation of nanocatalysts.