01768nas a2200205   4500008004100000245014400041210006900185260000800254300001600262490000700278520100500285100001901290700002601309700002001335700002101355700001501376700002901391700001801420856012401438       2017                        eng d00aUnderstanding alloy structure and composition in sinter-resistant AgPd@SiO2 encapsulated catalysts and their effect on catalytic properties0 aUnderstanding alloy structure and composition in sinterresistant  cDEC  a14652-146580 v413 aThe extent of alloying and the alloy composition, which are crucial in determining the activity and selectivity of bimetallic catalysts, were studied in porous silica encapsulated AgPd catalysts using XRD, HRTEM and HAADF-STEM. Water-dispersible ligand protected Pd ultra-small clusters and Ag nanoparticles of three different sizes were used as the precursors. The high reactivity of Pd ultra-small clusters enhanced the alloying of larger Ag nanoparticles to some extent. Encapsulation appeared to have minimised the sintering of the resultant nanoparticles. The earlier suggestions of the role of d-band positions with respect to adsorption energies holds good for the AgPd system and alloying enhances the activity. Alloy with the composition of Ag50Pd50 was found to be the most active with the reaction rate enhanced two fold compared to that in other compositions. Other factors like particle size and sinter-resistance also played important roles in enhancing the activity of these catalysts.1 aMondal, Sourik1 aRajesh, Thattarathody1 aDhar, Basab, B.1 aSnellman, Markus1 aLi, Junjie1 aDeepak, Francis, Leonard1 aDevi, Nandini  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/understanding-alloy-structure-and-composition-sinter-resistant-agpdsio2-encapsulated