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. 2016 Nov 23;23(1):57–60. doi: 10.1002/chem.201604286

First‐Principles Calculation, Synthesis, and Catalytic Properties of Rh‐Cu Alloy Nanoparticles

Tokutaro Komatsu 1,2,✉, Hirokazu Kobayashi 1,3, Kohei Kusada 1, Yoshiki Kubota 4, Masaki Takata 5,6, Tomokazu Yamamoto 7, Syo Matsumura 7, Katsutoshi Sato 8,9, Katsutoshi Nagaoka 8,9, Hiroshi Kitagawa 1,10,11,✉
PMCID: PMC5724656  PMID: 27787925

Abstract

The first synthesis of pure Rh1−xCux solid‐solution nanoparticles is reported. In contrast to the bulk state, the solid‐solution phase was stable up to 750 °C. Based on facile density‐functional calculations, we made a prediction that the catalytic activity of Rh1−xCux can be maintained even with 50 at % replacement of Rh with Cu. The prediction was confirmed for the catalytic activities on CO and NOx conversions.

Keywords: copper, density-functional calculations, heterogeneous catalysis, nanoparticles, rhodium

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T. Komatsu, H. Kobayashi, K. Kusada, Y. Kubota, M. Takata, T. Yamamoto, S. Matsumura, K. Sato, K. Nagaoka, H. Kitagawa, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 57.

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Dr. Tokutaro Komatsu, Email: komatsu.tokutaro@nihon-u.ac.jp

Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Kitagawa, Email: kitagawa@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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