Abstract
Body-centered-cubic type CuPd nanoalloys were synthesized by a chemical reduction method. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and nitrate reduction were simultaneously examined over CuPd nanoalloys deposited on TiO2 (CuPd/TiO2). The efficiency of hydrogen evolution over CuPd/TiO 2 was better than that over Pd/TiO2. As for nitrate reduction, ammonia was selectively (78%) produced with hydrogen generated photocatalytically over CuPd/TiO2. The continuous generation of nascent hydrogen atoms on the surface of the CuPd nanoalloy, where Cu and Pd are homogeneously mixed, led to the high selectivity for ammonia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1150-1152 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Feb 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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