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An Efficient Strategy to Drive Nanoparticles into Carbon Nanotubes and the Remarkable Effect of Confinement on Their Catalytic Performance |
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| Authors: | Eva Castillejos Dr. Pierre‐Jean Debouttière Dr. Lucian Roiban Abderrahim Solhy Dr. Victor Martinez Dr. Yolande Kihn Dr. Ovidiu Ersen Dr. Karine Philippot Dr. Bruno Chaudret Dr. Philippe Serp Dr. |
| Affiliation: | 1. CNRS;2. LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) composante ENSIACET, 118, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse (France), http://www.lcc‐toulouse.fr/;3. Université de Toulouse;4. UPS, INP;5. LCC, 31077 Toulouse (France), Fax: (+33)?5‐6288‐5600;6. LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse (France);7. LCC, 31077 Toulouse (France);8. IPCMS—Groupe Surfaces et Interfaces, CNRS—ULP UMR 7504, 23 Rue du Loess BP 43, 67034 Strasbourg (France);9. CEMES, CNRS UPR 8001, 29 Rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse (France) |
| Abstract: | Are you in? Bimetallic PtRu nanoparticles have been selectively confined inside or deposited outside carbon nanotubes (see picture). The confined nanoparticles display significantly higher selectivity and catalytic activity in hydrogenation reactions.  |
| Keywords: | carbon nanotubes confinement heterogeneous catalysis hydrogenation nanoparticles |