New online! The pH-dependant stabilization and interphase coupling of Pd species during alcohol oxidation: Nature Catalysis, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41929-026-01547-2Metal dissolution is a common cause for catalyst deactivation in heterogenous catalysis. Now, after mapping Pd…
Nature Catalysis, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41929-026-01547-2Metal dissolution is a common cause for catalyst deactivation in heterogenous catalysis. Now, after mapping Pd speciation as a function of pH, a cooperative enhancement mechanism between separated Au/C and Pd/C catalysts and involving solid and dissolved Pd species is identified for alcohol oxidation.