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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Francesco Stellacci, Somerville, MA (US);
Benjamin Wunsch, Cambridge, MA (US);
Francesco Stellacci, Somerville, MA (US);
Benjamin Wunsch, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a method for increasing the activity of catalysts. The method requires the introduction of the catalyst into nano-structured surfaces. The catalysts are introduced as functional groups in molecules forming a monolayer on a surface. A mixed monolayer of catalyst and inert molecules generates ordered domains of molecules on the surface. The catalyst is confined in regions of 0.5 nm to 3 nm in size and is surrounded by an inert material. The presence of such ordered domains that commensurate in size with the reactants, enhance the performance of the catalyst and increase the rate of the reaction.