Emergence and future of exsolved materials

Kousi, Kalliopi and Tang, Chenyang and Metcalfe, Ian S. and Neagu, Dragos (2021) Emergence and future of exsolved materials. Small, 17 (21). 2006479. ISSN 1613-6810 (https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202006479)

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Abstract

Supported nanoparticle systems have received increased attention over the last decades because of their potential for high activity levels when applied to chemical conversions, although, because of their nanoscale nature, they tend to exhibit problems with long-term durability. Over the last decade, the discovery of the so-called exsolution concept has addressed many of these challenges and opened many other opportunities to material design by providing a relatively simple, single-step, synthetic pathway to produce supported nanoparticles that combine high stability against agglomeration and poisoning with high activity across multiple areas of application. Here, the trends that define the development of the exsolution concept are reviewed in terms of design, functionality, tunability, and applicability. To support this, the number of studies dedicated to both fundamental and application-related studies, as well as the types of metallic nanoparticles and host or support lattices employed, are examined. Exciting future directions of research are also highlighted.

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Kousi, Kalliopi, Tang, Chenyang, Metcalfe, Ian S. and Neagu, Dragos ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-1055;
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