READ ME FILE For "Developing Nanocomposite Materials for Catalytic Applications"
Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D3040
ReadMe Author: Evan Lynch, University of Southampton
This dataset supports the thesis publication:
Evan W. Lynch, 2024

This dataset contains: Data supporting figures in the main text.
The figures are as follows:

Chapter 3

Figures 22, 24, 25, 39: X-ray diffraction data for CuBTC MOF and Pd/CuBTC composites prepared in water and methanol.
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Figure 23: BET plot for surface area measurement of CuBTC MOF.
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Figure 26: EDX spectrum recorded for Pd/CuBTC composite.
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Figures 27-28: TEM and HRTEM images of PdCuBTC composites.
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Figures 29-36: Cu K and Pd K XAFS data and fits of k-space and R-space data for CuBTC MOF, Pd/CuBTC composite, and references including Pd foil, PdO, and palladium carbide.
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Figure 37: X-ray diffraction data for Pd/CuBTC composites prepared at various Pd loadings.
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Figure 38: X-ray diffraction data for Pd/CuTPA composites prepared at loadings of 0.25 wt% and 1 wt% Pd.
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Figure 40: Thermogravimetric analysis data for CuBTC and CuTPA MOFs and Pd/CuBTC and Pd/CuTPA composites.
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Chapter 4

Figures 41 and 44: X-ray diffraction data for PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposites prepared from Pd/CuBTC composites with loadings of 0.25-1 wt% Pd.
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Figures 42, 43, and 57: X-ray diffraction data for a PdCu/CuO nanocomposite produced without exposure to 4-nitrophenol, for PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposites produced using 4-aminophenol and ethanolamine capping agents, and for a series of PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposites produced using a range of concentrations of 4-nitrophenol as a capping agent.
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Figures 45-54: Pd K edge XAFS data, and fits of k-space and R-space data, for a series of PdCu-reduced nanocomposites produced by reduction of Pd/CuBTC, under various experimental conditions including the presence of 4-nitrophenol during the reduction and the concentration of NaBH4 reducing agent. 
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Figure 55: X-ray diffraction data for a series of PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposites produced with increasing concentrations of NaBH4 reducing agent.
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Figure 56: X-ray diffraction data for a series of PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposites produced over a range of reduction temperatures, from 1 to 75 degrees Celsius.
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Figures 58-63: Pd K edge XAFS data, and fits of k-space and R-space data, for a series of PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposites produced at reduction temperatures of 1 to 75 degrees Celsius. 
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Figures 64-66: TEM images of reduced and partially-reduced PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposites, showing the changes in structure between the Pd/CuBTC composite and PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposite.
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Figure 67: HRTEM image of a PdCu nanoparticle supported on Cu2O nanodiscs, with a line profile used to estimate the lattice parameter within the nanoparticle. The original HRTEM image recorded before annotation with the line profile is also included.
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Chapter 5

Figures 68-72: UV/vis spectra, conversion data, and ln(Ct/C0) data for reduction of 4-nitrophenol using Pd/CuBTC composite catalysts, with Pd nanoparticle loadings ranging from 0.25-1 wt% Pd.
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Figures 73-74: UV/vis spectra, conversion data, and ln(Ct/C0) data for reduction of 4-nitrophenol using PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposite catalysts prepared at reduction temperatures of 25 and 50 degrees Celsius.
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Figure 75: UV/vis spectra for reduction of 4-nitrophenol using Pd/CuTPA composite catalysts.
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Figures 76-80: Mass spectrometer responses and CO conversion data for CO oxidation using PdCu/Cu2O nanocomposite catalysts prepared at reduction temperatures from 1 to 75 degrees Celsius, and for a 1 wt% Pd/CuBTC composite catalyst.
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Date of data collection: October 2017 - March 2021
Information about geographical location of data collection: University of Southampton, UK
Dataset available under DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D3040
Licence: Creative Commons CC BY

Publisher: University of Southampton, UK
Date: 17/04/2024