Coreduction methodology for immiscible alloys of CuRu solid-solution nanoparticles with high thermal stability and versatile exhaust purification ability

Bo Huang, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Syo Matsumura, Yoshihide Nishida, Katsutoshi Sato, Katsutoshi Nagaoka, Masaaki Haneda, Shogo Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Kubota, Hiroshi Kitagawa

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Abstract

This study provides a coreduction methodology for solid solution formation in immiscible systems, with an example of a whole-region immiscible Cu-Ru system. Although the binary Cu-Ru alloy system is very unstable in the bulk state, the atomic-level well-mixed CuRu solid solution nanoparticles were found to have high thermal stability up to at least 773 K in a vacuum. The exhaust purification activity of the CuRu solid solution was comparable to that of face-centred cubic Ru nanoparticles. According to in situ infrared measurements, stronger NO adsorption and higher intrinsic reactivity of the Ru site on the CuRu surface than that of a pure Ru surface were found, affected by atomic-level Cu substitution. Furthermore, CuRu solid solution was a versatile catalyst for purification of all exhaust gases at a stoichiometric oxygen concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11413-11418
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Science
Volume11
Issue number42
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 14 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)

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