Characterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum-rhodium alloy by atom-probe tomography
An active challenge in heterogeneous catalysis is to minimize the quantities of the expensive platinum group metals used without causing degradation of the overall catalytic efficiency in a chemical reaction. To achieve this goal, a thorough atomic-scale understanding of these materials under reacti...
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| description | An active challenge in heterogeneous catalysis is to minimize the quantities of the expensive platinum group metals used without causing degradation of the overall catalytic efficiency in a chemical reaction. To achieve this goal, a thorough atomic-scale understanding of these materials under reactive conditions is required. This will enable the design and production of "nano-engineered" catalysts, optimised for cost, stability and performance. In this study, the oxidation and reduction behaviour of a Pt-Rh alloy between 873 and 1073K was investigated by atom-probe tomography (APT). Detailed observations of the concentration profiles at the oxide/metal interfaces show that the growth of Rh2O3 oxide is limited by diffusion of Rh in the alloy. By varying the oxidation conditions, it was possible to calculate the activation energy for Rh diffusion in Pt-Rh as 236 ± 41 kJ/mol, together with diffusion coefficients for Rh for a range of temperatures. Reduction of the oxide phase left a thin, almost pure, layer of the most reactive (and expensive) element, Rh, on the surface of the specimen, suggesting a simple route for engineering the formation of the core-shell structure Pt-Rh nanoparticles. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:78078f6f-f833-4075-b2de-dc086bff7fe52022-03-26T20:28:07ZCharacterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum-rhodium alloy by atom-probe tomographyJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:78078f6f-f833-4075-b2de-dc086bff7fe5EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2011Li, TMarquis, EBagot, PTsang, SSmith, GAn active challenge in heterogeneous catalysis is to minimize the quantities of the expensive platinum group metals used without causing degradation of the overall catalytic efficiency in a chemical reaction. To achieve this goal, a thorough atomic-scale understanding of these materials under reactive conditions is required. This will enable the design and production of "nano-engineered" catalysts, optimised for cost, stability and performance. In this study, the oxidation and reduction behaviour of a Pt-Rh alloy between 873 and 1073K was investigated by atom-probe tomography (APT). Detailed observations of the concentration profiles at the oxide/metal interfaces show that the growth of Rh2O3 oxide is limited by diffusion of Rh in the alloy. By varying the oxidation conditions, it was possible to calculate the activation energy for Rh diffusion in Pt-Rh as 236 ± 41 kJ/mol, together with diffusion coefficients for Rh for a range of temperatures. Reduction of the oxide phase left a thin, almost pure, layer of the most reactive (and expensive) element, Rh, on the surface of the specimen, suggesting a simple route for engineering the formation of the core-shell structure Pt-Rh nanoparticles. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Li, T Marquis, E Bagot, P Tsang, S Smith, G Characterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum-rhodium alloy by atom-probe tomography |
| title | Characterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum-rhodium alloy by atom-probe tomography |
| title_full | Characterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum-rhodium alloy by atom-probe tomography |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum-rhodium alloy by atom-probe tomography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum-rhodium alloy by atom-probe tomography |
| title_short | Characterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum-rhodium alloy by atom-probe tomography |
| title_sort | characterization of oxidation and reduction of a platinum rhodium alloy by atom probe tomography |
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