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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Kelly Kousi, Dr Chenyang Tang, Professor Ian Metcalfe, Dr Dragos Neagu
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© 2021 The Authors. Small published by Wiley-VCH GmbHSupported 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.
Author(s): Kousi K, Tang C, Metcalfe IS, Neagu D
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Small
Year: 2021
Volume: 17
Issue: 21
Print publication date: 27/05/2021
Online publication date: 31/03/2021
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
ISSN (print): 1613-6810
ISSN (electronic): 1613-6829
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202006479
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006479
