Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles into Two-Dimensional Arrays for Catalytic Applications

Chao Yu; Xuefeng Guo; Michelle Muzzio; Christopher T Seto; Shouheng Sun

doi:10.1002/cphc.201800870

Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles into Two-Dimensional Arrays for Catalytic Applications

Chemphyschem. 2019 Jan 7;20(1):23-30. doi: 10.1002/cphc.201800870. Epub 2018 Dec 27.

Authors

Chao Yu¹, Xuefeng Guo¹, Michelle Muzzio¹, Christopher T Seto¹, Shouheng Sun¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Brown University Providence, RI, 02912, United States.

PMID: 30444021
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800870

Abstract

Self-assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) is at the heart of nanotechnology, and has shown many potential applications in fabricating nanodevices with highly controlled functionality. Two-dimensional (2D) arrays of NPs can provide a thin and uniform NP array with each NP being exposed on the surface to maximize NP catalysis. This minireview summarizes the recent progress on the fabrication and application of 2D NP arrays. It conveys the important message to readers that creation of libraries of NP arrays with varying catalytic strengths is an exciting direction in catalysis. This approach can be used to solve complicated catalytic problems in which multiple chemical reactions need to be catalyzed in a single reaction vessel.

Keywords: 2D materials; CO2 reduction; heterogeneous catalyst; interfacial assembly; nanoparticles.

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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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