Carbothermal shock synthesis of high-entropy-alloy nanoparticles

Abstract

Nanoparticles are useful in a wide range of applications such as catalysis, imaging, and energy storage. Yao et al. developed a method for making nanoparticles with up to eight different elements (see the Perspective by Skrabalak). The method relies on shocking metal salt-covered carbon nanofibers, followed by rapid quenching. The “carbothermal shock synthesis” can be tuned to select for nanoparticle size as well. The authors successfully created PtPdRhRuCe nanoparticles to catalyze ammonia oxidation.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2018
Source ID
10.1126/science.aan5412

Entities

People

  • Anmin Nie
  • Chao Wang
  • Daiwei Yu
  • Fengjuan Chen
  • Hua Xie
  • Ju Li
  • Liangbing Hu
  • Michael R. Zachariah
  • Miles Rehwoldt
  • Pengfei Xie
  • Reza Shahbazian-Yassar
  • Rohit Jiji Jacob
  • Steven D. Lacey
  • Tiancheng Pu
  • Yonggang Yao
  • Zhennan Huang

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Maryland

Tags

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology