Anchoring Ba to Pd/H WO Nanowires Promotes a Photocatalytic Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction.

Surface deposition of Ba on Pd/H WO nanowires was developed by using a solution-phase atomic layer deposition process. The procedure involves the generation of Brønsted surface OH sites by H spillover on Pd/WO , which can then hydrolytically condense with Ba(OEt) to produce surface Ba . At just 0.

Cu Atoms on Nanowire Pd/HWO Bronzes Enhance the Solar Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction.

Nanowire hydrogen bronzes of WO nanowires decorated with Pd (Pd/HWO) were previously demonstrated to effectively capture broadband radiation across the ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelength range and catalyze the reverse water gas shift reaction (RWGS). Herein, we report a synthetic strategy to enhance the performance of this class of photocatalysts by conformally coating Cu atoms onto the surface of Pd/HWO by anchoring Cu(I)OBu to the Brønsted acidic protons of the bronze. The resulting materials are characterized by a suite of analytical methods, including electron microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy.