Sinter-Resistant Nanoparticle Catalysts Achieved by 2D Boron Nitride-Based Strong Metal–Support Interactions: A New Twist on an Old Story

• Published in: ACS central science Vol. 6; no. 9; pp. 1617 - 1627
• Main Authors: Chen, Hao, Yang, Shi-Ze, Yang, Zhenzhen, Lin, Wenwen, Xu, Haidi, Wan, Qiang, Suo, Xian, Wang, Tao, Jiang, De-en, Fu, Jie, Dai, Sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 23-09-2020
• ISSN: 2374-7943; 2374-7951
• DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00822

Strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) is recognized as a pivotal strategy in hetereogeneous catalysis to prevent the sintering of metal nanoparticles (NPs), but issues including restriction of supports to reducible metal oxides, nonporous architecture, sintering by thermal treatment at >800 °C, and unstable nature limit their practical application. Herein, the construction of non-oxide-derived SMSI nanocatalysts based on highly crystalline and nanoporous hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) 2D materials was demonstrated via in situ encapsulation and reduction using NaBH4, NaNH2, and noble metal salts as precursors. The as-prepared nanocatalysts exhibited robust thermal stability and sintering resistance to withstand thermal treatment at up to 950 °C, rendering them with high catalytic efficiency and durability in CO oxidation even in the presence of H2O and hydrocarbon simulated to realistic exhaust systems. More importantly, our generic strategy offers a novel and efficient avenue to design ultrastable hetereogeneous catalysts with diverse metal and support compositions and architectures.