“…1 Metal silicides have been widely used in the field of thermoelectric materials, 2 solar energy conversion, 3 lithium-ion batteries, 4 thermal emission, 5 wear-resistant materials 6 and catalysts. 7,8 In previous research, transition metal silicide catalysts (such as Ni x Si and Co x Si) have shown excellent catalytic performance in alkyne/unsaturated aldehyde/aromatic hydrogenation, [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] tandem synthesis, 17 hydrodesulfurization 18,19 and oxygen evolution reactions. 20 However, noble-metal silicide catalysts have rarely been reported due to the limitations of preparation methods.…”