Rhodium nanoparticle catalysts stabilized with a polymer that enhances stability without compromising activity

Ning Yan; Yuan Yuan; Paul J Dyson

doi:10.1039/c0cc04641h

Rhodium nanoparticle catalysts stabilized with a polymer that enhances stability without compromising activity

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Mar 7;47(9):2529-31. doi: 10.1039/c0cc04641h. Epub 2011 Jan 11.

Authors

Ning Yan¹, Yuan Yuan, Paul J Dyson

Affiliation

¹ Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland. [email protected]

PMID: 21225042
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04641h

Abstract

Rh NPs coated with a PVP-derived polymer, that combines several distinct protective interactions, exhibit superior thermal and catalytic stability compared to analogue NPs coated with PVP.