Promotion of Ceria Catalysts by Precious Metals: Changes in Nature of the Interaction under Reducing and Oxidizing Conditions
By depositing ceria over supported precious metal (PM) catalysts and characterizing them with in situ diffuse reflectance UV (DR UV) and in situ Raman spectroscopy, we have been able to prove a direct correlation between a decrease in ceria band gap and the work function of the metal under reducing...
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| author | Acerbi, N Golunski, S Tsang, S Daly, H Hardacre, C Smith, R Collier, P |
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| description | By depositing ceria over supported precious metal (PM) catalysts and characterizing them with in situ diffuse reflectance UV (DR UV) and in situ Raman spectroscopy, we have been able to prove a direct correlation between a decrease in ceria band gap and the work function of the metal under reducing conditions. The PM-ceria interaction results in changes on the ceria side of the metal-ceria interface, such that the degree of oxygen vacancy formation on the ceria surface also correlates with the precious metal work function. Nevertheless, conclusive evidence for a purely electronic interaction could not be provided by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. On the contrary, the results highlight the complexity of the PM-ceria interaction by supporting a spillover mechanism resulting from the electronic interaction under reducing conditions. Under oxidizing conditions, another effect has been observed, namely, a structural modification of ceria induced by the presence of PM cations. In particular, we have been able to demonstrate by in situ Raman spectroscopy that, depending on the PM ionic radius, it is possible to create PM-ceria solid solutions. We observed that this structural modification prevails under an oxidizing atmosphere, whereas electronic and chemical interactions take place under reducing conditions. © 2012 American Chemical Society. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1893dc40-0101-4653-b8b7-a7dc431708422022-03-26T10:43:58ZPromotion of Ceria Catalysts by Precious Metals: Changes in Nature of the Interaction under Reducing and Oxidizing ConditionsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1893dc40-0101-4653-b8b7-a7dc43170842EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2012Acerbi, NGolunski, STsang, SDaly, HHardacre, CSmith, RCollier, PBy depositing ceria over supported precious metal (PM) catalysts and characterizing them with in situ diffuse reflectance UV (DR UV) and in situ Raman spectroscopy, we have been able to prove a direct correlation between a decrease in ceria band gap and the work function of the metal under reducing conditions. The PM-ceria interaction results in changes on the ceria side of the metal-ceria interface, such that the degree of oxygen vacancy formation on the ceria surface also correlates with the precious metal work function. Nevertheless, conclusive evidence for a purely electronic interaction could not be provided by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. On the contrary, the results highlight the complexity of the PM-ceria interaction by supporting a spillover mechanism resulting from the electronic interaction under reducing conditions. Under oxidizing conditions, another effect has been observed, namely, a structural modification of ceria induced by the presence of PM cations. In particular, we have been able to demonstrate by in situ Raman spectroscopy that, depending on the PM ionic radius, it is possible to create PM-ceria solid solutions. We observed that this structural modification prevails under an oxidizing atmosphere, whereas electronic and chemical interactions take place under reducing conditions. © 2012 American Chemical Society. |
| spellingShingle | Acerbi, N Golunski, S Tsang, S Daly, H Hardacre, C Smith, R Collier, P Promotion of Ceria Catalysts by Precious Metals: Changes in Nature of the Interaction under Reducing and Oxidizing Conditions |
| title | Promotion of Ceria Catalysts by Precious Metals: Changes in Nature of the Interaction under Reducing and Oxidizing Conditions |
| title_full | Promotion of Ceria Catalysts by Precious Metals: Changes in Nature of the Interaction under Reducing and Oxidizing Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Promotion of Ceria Catalysts by Precious Metals: Changes in Nature of the Interaction under Reducing and Oxidizing Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promotion of Ceria Catalysts by Precious Metals: Changes in Nature of the Interaction under Reducing and Oxidizing Conditions |
| title_short | Promotion of Ceria Catalysts by Precious Metals: Changes in Nature of the Interaction under Reducing and Oxidizing Conditions |
| title_sort | promotion of ceria catalysts by precious metals changes in nature of the interaction under reducing and oxidizing conditions |
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