Supported rhodium oxide nanoparticles as highly active CO oxidation catalysts

D.A.J.M. Ligthart, R.A. Santen, van, E.J.M. Hensen

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Abstract

Bigger is not always better: Rhodium metal particles smaller than 2.5 nm are oxidized and stabilized by reducible supports such as ceria under CO oxidation conditions, whereas metal particles larger than 4 nm remain metallic. The very small Rh oxide particles are more active by two orders of magnitude in CO oxidation than Rh metal particles
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5306-5310
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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