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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Evangelos Papaioannou, Professor Ian Metcalfe
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Over the last decade, exsolution has emerged as a powerful new method for decorating oxide supports with uniformly dispersed nanoparticles for energy and catalytic applications. Due to their exceptional anchorage, resilience to various degradation mechanisms, as well as numerous ways in which they can be produced, transformed and applied, exsolved nanoparticles have set new standards for nanoparticles in terms of activity, durability and functionality. In conjunction with multifunctional supports such as perovskite oxides, exsolution becomes a powerful platform for the design of advanced energy materials. In the following sections, we review the current status of the exsolution approach, seeking to facilitate transfer of ideas between different fields of application. We also explore future directions of research, particularly noting the multi-scale development required to take the concept forward, from fundamentals through operando studies to pilot scale demonstrations.
Author(s): Neagu D, Irvine JTS, Wang J, Yildiz B, Opitz AK, Fleig J, Wang Y, Liu J, Shen L, Ciucci F, Rosen BA, Xiao Y, Xie K, Yang G, Shao Z, Zhang Y, Reinke J, Schmauss TA, Barnett SA, Maring R, Kyriakou V, Mushtaq U, Tsampas MN, Kim Y, Hayre RO, Carrillo AJ, Ruh T, Lindenthal L, Schrenk F, Rameshan C, Papaioannou EI, Kousi K, Metcalfe IS, Xu X, Liu G
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Physics: Energy
Year: 2023
Volume: 5
Issue: 3
Print publication date: 01/07/2023
Online publication date: 20/06/2023
Acceptance date: 28/04/2023
ISSN (electronic): 2515-7655
URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acd146
DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/acd146
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