Growth of nanocrystalline MoO3 on Au(111) studied by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy

The growth of nanocrystalline MoO3 islands on Au(111) using physical vapor deposition of Mo has been studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and low energy electron diffraction. The growth conditions affect the shape and distribution of the MoO3 nanostructures, providing a means of preparing materials with different percentages of edge sites that may have different chemical and physical properties than atoms in the interior of the nanostructures. MoO3 islands were prepared by physical vapor deposition of Mo and subsequent oxidation by NO2 exposure at temperatures between 450 K and 600 K. They exhibit a crystalline structure with a c(4 x 2) periodicity relative to unreconstructed Au(111). While the atomic-scale structure is identical to that of MoO3 islands prepared by chemical vapor deposition, we demonstrate that the distribution of MoO3 islands on the Au(111) surface reflects the distribution of Mo clusters prior to oxidation although the growth of MoO3 involves long-range mass transport via volatile MoO3 precursor species. The island morphology is kinetically controlled at 450 K, whereas an equilibrium shape is approached at higher preparation temperatures or after prolonged annealing at the elevated temperature. Mo deposition at or above 525 K leads to the formation of a Mo-Au surface alloy as indicated by the observation of embedded MoO3 islands after oxidation by NO2. Au vacancy islands, formed when Mo and Au dealloy to produce vacancies, are observed for these growth conditions.     

Preparation and structural characterization of RuS2 nanoislands on Au(111)

Among all the transition metal sulfides, ruthenium sulfide (RuS2) has been shown to be the most active catalyst for the hydrodesulfuriztion processes. Using X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we have found a novel approach for the preparation of RuS2 nanoislands on an Au(111) substrate. Chemical vapor deposition of Ru3(CO)12 leads to metallic Ru nanoclusters on the gold substrate. Although sulfidation has not been observed on extended Ru (0001) surface, Ru nanoclusters react with S2, forming ruthenium sulfide. While the majority of the sulfide is in the form of nanosized clusters that aggregate into clustered islands, a small fraction of the sulfide is seen as flat islands. When Ru3(CO)12 was deposited on a sulfur-modified gold substrate at elevated temperature, flat islands of ruthenium sulfide are formed exclusively. The flat islands are single-layer RuS2 nanocrystals with a (111) surface termination which exhibits an ordered array of sulfur vacancies. On such RuS2 (111) surfaces, excess sulfur is stable at low temperature and induces surface reconstruction, and desorbs at high temperature. The RuS2(111)/Au system provides an excellent model system for ruthenium sulfide catalysts.     

负载金属对MoO3-TiO2光催化剂结构与催化性能的影响

用溶胶-凝胶和浸渍-还原相结合的方法制得M/MoO3-TiO2 (M=Pd, Cu, Ni和Ag)光催化剂。利用X-射线衍射(XRD)、程序升温还原(TPR)、红外光谱(IR)、程序升温脱附(TPD)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-VisDRS)和光反应等技术,研究了负载金属复合半导体的物相结构、吸附性能、吸光性能和光催化反应性能。结果表明,金属M(M=Pd, Cu)负载在复合半导体上,延迟了TiO2由锐钛矿向金红石相的转化,增强了Mo与载体TiO2的相互作用,促进Mo物种由四面体配位向八面体配位转化,使TiO2光吸收限发生蓝移,对可见光部分的吸收明显增加,拓宽了催化剂的光响应范围;固体材料吸光性能强弱顺序Pd/MoO3-TiO2 >Cu/MoO3-TiO2>Ag/MoO3-TiO2>Ni/MoO3-TiO2;Pd对CO2吸附能力过强,卧式吸附态脱附温度高,光催化效率不高;金属Cu对CO2吸附能力适中,CO2与C3H6脱附温度较接近,实现了光-表面-热的协同作用,光量子效率最高。     

Solvent effects on the adsorption and self-organization of Mn12 on Au(111)

A sulfur-containing single molecule magnet, [Mn12O12(O2CC6H4SCH3)16(H2O)4], was assembled from solution on a Au(111) surface affording both submonolayer and monolayer coverages. The adsorbate morphology and the degree of coverage were inspected by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), while X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) allowed the determination of the chemical nature of the adsorbate on a qualitative and quantitative basis. The properties of the adsorbates were found to be strongly dependent on the solvent used to dissolve the magnetic complex. In particular, systems prepared from tetrahydrofuran solutions gave arrays of isolated and partially ordered clusters on the gold substrate, while samples prepared from dichloromethane exhibited a homogeneous monolayer coverage of the whole Au(111) surface. These findings are relevant to the optimization of magnetic addressing of single molecule magnets on surfaces.     

Characterization of molybdenum carbide nanoparticles formed on Au(111) using reactive-layer assisted deposition

Temperature programmed desorption (TPD), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) have been used to characterize molybdenum carbide nanoparticles prepared on a Au(111) substrate. The MoC(x) nanoparticles were formed by Mo metal deposition onto a reactive multilayer of ethylene, which was physisorbed on a Au(111) substrate at low temperatures (<100 K). The resulting clusters have an average diameter of approximately 1.5 nm and aggregate in the fcc troughs located on either side of the elbows of the reconstructed Au(111) surface. Core level XPS shows that the electronic environment of the Mo and C atoms in the nanoparticles is similar to that found in Mo(2)C(0001) single crystals and carburized Mo metal surfaces. Peak intensities in XPS and AES spectra were used to estimate an average Mo/C atomic ratio of 1.2 +/- 0.3 for nanoparticles annealed above 600 K.     

钴掺杂对碳化钼催化噻吩加氢脱硫性能的影响

以MoO3和CoMo混合氧化物为前驱体, 制备了碳化钼和碳化钼-钴催化剂, 采用XRD, BET, SEM和XPS等技术对其进行了表征, 研究了Co掺杂对碳化钼催化剂噻吩加氢脱硫性能的影响. 结果表明, 掺入适量的Co后制得的CoMo双金属混合氧化物为MoO3和CoMoO4的两相混合体, 经CH4/H2气氛程序升温还原碳化反应生成共生共存的Co-Mo2C, Co以金属细颗粒的形态均匀地分散在生成的Mo2C组分之间. 在共生过程中含Co物种的掺入可降低制备碳化钼所需要的还原碳化温度, 使制备的碳化钼颗粒变小, 比表面积增大, 表面Mo2+含量增多, 从而对碳化钼的噻吩加氢脱硫活性有较好的促进作用, Co的添加量以Co/Mo摩尔比为0.2左右较为适宜. 用化学共沉淀法制得的Co-Mo2C共生共存体系的噻吩加氢脱硫反应活性, 好于由金属Co与Mo2C机械混合法制得的Co+Mo2C二相共存体系. 这表明当两个活性相共存时, 只有经过相互共生过程才能发挥其最佳的协同效应.     

Assembled monolayers of Mo3S4(4+) clusters on well-defined surfaces

A class of inorganic monolayers formed by assembling the molybdenum-sulfur cluster, Mo3S4(4+), onto a well-defined Au(111) surface is presented. The monolayers have been comprehensively characterized by electrochemistry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (in situ STM). The voltammetric data show strong reductive and oxidative desorption signals from Au-S interactions, supported by the presence of both S and Mo signals in XPS. In situ STM shows many small pits in the dense adlayers uniformly spread over the surface, which is a typical feature of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanethiols. The density of the pits is ca. 23 (+/-5)% and is significantly higher than for straight-chain alkanethiol SAMs with a single -SH group. The pit shapes are irregular, suggesting multiple Au-S interactions from Mo3S4(4+). High resolution images disclose bright round spots of ca. 8 A diameter representing individual molecules in the SAM. This is the first example of in situ monolayer formation by a metal-chalcogenide cluster directly anchored onto the gold surface through core ligands and offers a simple way to prepare a new class of functionalized inorganic monolayers.     

Dispersion and Structure Studies of Molybdenum Oxide on Anatase TiO2

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) were used to characterize the structure of the mixture of molybdenum oxide and anatase calcined at 723 K. The resuits indicate that molybdenum oxide can disperse onto the surface of anatase (TiO2) and the dispersion threshold is 11.2 mg in per gram of MoO3 or 4.8 Mo atoms/nm^2 TiO2. When the coment of MoO3 is below the dispersion threshold, MoO3 species is in highly dispersed state interacting strongly with TiO2 support and in discrete tetrahedral coordination. [MoO4], on the surface of TiO2. When the MoO3 loading is above this value, MoO3 exists in both dispersed phase and crystalline phase. MoO3 in dispersed phase is still a discrete [MoO4] tetrahedron; MoO3 in crystal phase is in octahedral coordination.     

Thiol with an unusual adsorption-desorption behavior: 6-mercaptopurine on Au(111)

A multitechnique study of 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) adsorption on Au(111) is presented. The molecule adsorbs on Au(111), originating short-range ordered domains and irregular nanosized aggregates with a total surface coverage by chemisorbed species smaller than those found for alkanethiol SAMs, as derived from scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and electrochemical results. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results show the presence of a thiolate bond, whereas density functional theory (DFT) data indicate strong chemisorption via a S-Au bond and additional binding to the surface via a N-Au bond. From DFT data, the positive charge on the Au topmost surface atoms is markedly smaller than that found for Au atoms in alkanethiolate SAMs. The adsorption of 6MP originates Au atom removal from step edges but no vacancy island formation at (111) terraces. The small coverage of Au islands after 6MP desorption strongly suggests the presence of only a small population of Au adatom-thiolate complexes. We propose that the absence of the Au-S interface reconstruction results from the lack of significant repulsive forces acting at the Au surface atoms.     

Activation of noble metals on metal-carbide surfaces: novel catalysts for CO oxidation, desulfurization and hydrogenation reactions

This perspective article focuses on the physical and chemical properties of highly active catalysts for CO oxidation, desulfurization and hydrogenation reactions generated by depositing noble metals on metal-carbide surfaces. To rationalize structure-reactivity relationships for these novel catalysts, well-defined systems are required. High-resolution photoemission, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and first-principles periodic density-functional (DF) calculations have been used to study the interaction of metals of Groups 9, 10 and 11 with MC(001) (M = Ti, Zr, V, Mo) surfaces. DF calculations give adsorption energies that range from 2 eV (Cu, Ag, Au) to 6 eV (Co, Rh, Ir). STM images show that Au, Cu, Ni and Pt grow on the carbide substrates forming two-dimensional islands at very low coverage, and three-dimensional islands at medium and large coverages. In many systems, the results of DF calculations point to the preferential formation of admetal-C bonds with significant electronic perturbations in the admetal. TiC(001) and ZrC(001) transfer some electron density to the admetals facilitating bonding of the adatom with electron-acceptor molecules (CO, O(2), C(2)H(4), SO(2), thiophene, etc.). For example, the Cu/TiC(001) and Au/TiC(001) systems are able to cleave both S-O bonds of SO(2) at a temperature as low as 150 K, displaying a reactivity much larger than that of TiC(001) or extended surfaces of bulk copper and gold. At temperatures below 200 K, Au/TiC is able to dissociate O(2) and perform the 2CO + O(2)→ 2CO(2) reaction. Furthermore, in spite of the very poor hydrodesulfurization performance of TiC(001) or Au(111), a Au/TiC(001) surface displays an activity for the hydrodesulfurization of thiophene higher than that of conventional Ni/MoS(x) catalysts. In general, the Au/TiC system is more chemically active than systems generated by depositing Au nanoparticles on oxide surfaces. Thus, metal carbides are excellent supports for enhancing the chemical reactivity of noble metals.     

Interaction of cobalt with ceria thin films and its influence on supported Au nanoparticles

The interaction of Co with ceria thin films and its influence on the sintering behavior of Au were investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy(STM), synchrotron radiation photoemission spectroscopy(SRPES) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The strong interaction between Co and CeO_2(111) leads to oxidation of Co to Co~(2+) at 300 K, accompanied by partial reduction of ceria surface at low Co coverages. Subsequent Co deposition results in an increasing fraction of metallic Co. Annealing to high temperatures induces Co~(2+)ions diffuse into the CeO_2 film, while the small metallic Co islands agglomerate into larger ones. The bimetallic Co–Au particles were prepared by deposition of Au on the existing Co particles on ceria surfaces. The sintering behavior of Co–Au bimetallic surfaces is found to be highly determined by the stoichiometry of ceria supports. The addition of Co to the Au/CeO_2 surface suppresses the sintering of Au particles at high temperatures in comparison with that of pure Au particles. However, Au particles are less stable on the Co/CeO_(1.82) layer than on CeO_(1.82) surface.     

Island morphology statistics and growth mechanism for oxidation of the Al(111) surface with thermal O2 and NO

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was employed to study the mechanism for the oxidation of Al(111) with thermal O2 and NO in the 20%-40% monolayer coverage regime. Experiments show that the islands formed upon exposure to thermal O2 and NO have dramatically different shapes, which are ultimately dictated by the dynamics of the gas surface interaction. The circumference-to-area ratio and other island morphology statistics are used to quantify the average difference in the two island types. Ultrahigh-vacuum STM was employed to make the following observations: (1) Oxygen islands on the Al(111) surface, formed upon exposure to thermal oxygen, are elongated and noncompact. (2) Mixed O/N islands on the Al(111) surface, formed upon exposure to thermal nitric oxide (NO), are round and compact. (3) STM movies acquired during thermal O2 exposure indicate that a complex mechanism involving chemisorption initiated rearrangement of preexisting oxygen islands leads to the asymmetric and elongated island shapes. The overall mechanism for the oxidation of the Al(111) surface can be summarized in three regimes. Low coverage is dominated by widely isolated small oxygen features (<3 O atoms) where normal dissociative chemisorption and oxygen abstraction mechanisms are present. At 20%-40% monolayer coverage, additional oxygen chemisorption induces rearrangement of preexisting islands to form free-energy minimum island shapes. At greater than approximately 40% monolayer coverage, the apparent surface oxygen coverage asymptotes corresponding to the conversion of the 2D islands to 3D Al2O3 surface crystallites. The rearrangement of oxygen islands on the surface to form the observed islands indicates that there is a short-range oxygen-oxygen attractive potential and a long-range oxygen-oxygen repulsive potential.     

Characterization of Au-Rh and Au-Mo bimetallic nanoclusters on TiO2(110): A comparative study

Gold-rhodium and gold-molybdenum layers were prepared on a nearly stoichiometric titania and characterized by LEIS, XPS and STM. In the Au-Rh bimetallic system, Rh atoms impinged onto Au clusters pregrown on TiO₂(110) became covered by gold atoms. In contrast, Mo caused the disruption of gold nanoparticles.     

Adsorption and thermal decomposition of 2-octylthieno[3,4-b]thiophene on Au(111)

The adsorption and thermal stability of 2-octylthieno[3,4-b]thiophene (OTTP) on the Au(111) surfaces have been studied using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), temperature programmed desorption (TPD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). UHV-STM studies revealed that the vapor-deposited OTTP on Au(111) generated disordered adlayers with monolayer thickness even at saturation coverage. XPS and TPD studies indicated that OTTP molecules on Au(111) are stable up to 450K and further heating of the sample resulted in thermal decomposition to produce H(2) and H(2)S via C-S bond scission in the thieno-thiophene rings. Dehydrogenation continues to occur above 600K and the molecules were ultimately transformed to carbon clusters at 900K. Highly resolved air-STM images showed that OTTP adlayers on Au(111) prepared from solution are composed of a well-ordered and low-coverage phase where the molecules lie flat on the surface, which can be assigned as a (9×2√33)R5° structure. Finally, based on analysis of STM, TPD, and XPS results, we propose a thermal decomposition mechanism of OTTP on Au(111) as a function of annealing temperature.     

The structure, growth and reactivity of electrodeposited Ru/Au(111) surfaces

In order to elucidate electronic effects on the oxidation of CO on small Ru clusters, we investigated this reaction on well defined Ru/Au(111) model systems via parallel in-situ STM studies of the structure and electrochemical deposition of Ru on Au(111) in H₂SO₄ solution and cyclic voltammetry of CO monolayer oxidation on these surfaces. The Ru deposit consists of nanoscale islands, which coalesce with increasing coverage. The Ru saturation coverage depends on the deposition potential, resulting in Ru submonolayer (>0.1 V), (defective) monolayer (≥−0.1 V), and multilayer films (<−0.1 V). At potentials >0.6 V irreversible formation of Ru oxide/hydroxide species is observed, which can be partly reduced in the range 0.4 to 0.0 V. CO stripping commences at ≈0.1 V and occurs over a broad potential range. From the stripping charge a local CO coverage on the Ru monolayer islands of 0.7 ML was estimated. The observed influence of the morphology of the Ru deposit on the CO stripping voltammetry is explained by (local) variations in the CO adsorption energy due to electronic modifications of the Ru film.     

非化学计量的混合价态氧化钼(VI,V)修饰微电极的电化学制备

在新鲜配制的Na2MoO4的弱酸性水溶液中, 通过循环电位扫描在碳纤维微电极表面可沉积一层均匀的蓝色氧化钼(VI, V)薄膜, 膜的厚度通过电量进行控制。在电沉积之前, 电极的阳极化处理不仅可以加快氧化钼的电沉积, 而且可以改善膜的伏安行为。溶液的pH值对膜的电沉积和伏安行为有极大的影响。膜的阴极过程被认为是产生青钼铜: HxMoO3 (0相似文献   

Structural studies of NaPO3-MoO3 glasses by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy

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Electronic charging of non-metallic clusters: size-selected Mo(x)S(y) clusters supported on an ultrathin alumina film on NiAl(110)

Two photon photoemission was used to investigate the interfacial charge transfer for size-selected Mo(x)S(y) (x/y: 2/6, 4/6, 6/8, 7/10) clusters deposited on an ultrathin alumina film prepared on a NiAl(110) surface. The local work function of the surface increases with increasing cluster coverage, which is unexpected for charge transfer resulting from the formation of Mo-O bonds between the clusters and the alumina surface. By analogy with Au atoms and clusters on metal-supported ultrathin oxide films, we invoke electron tunneling from the NiAl substrate to explain the charge transfer to the Mo(x)S(y) clusters. Electron tunneling is favored by the large electron affinities of the Mo(x)S(y) clusters and the relatively low work function induced by the presence of the alumina film. The interfacial dipole moments derived from coverage-dependent measurements are cluster dependent and reflect differences in Mo(x)S(y) cluster structure and surface bonding. These results extend previous observations of electronic charging to non-metallic clusters, specifically, metal sulfides, and suggest a novel way to modify the electronic structure and reactivity of nanocatalysts for heterogeneous chemistry.     

Surface structural and chemical characterization of Pt/Ru composite electrodes: a combined study by XPS, STM and IR spectroscopy

Electrochemical Ru deposits on Pt(111) surfaces are investigated by STM; the images of the Ru-modified surfaces show islands of monoatomic height and between 2–5 nm in diameter. The density of islands on the surface depends on the Ru deposition potential (observed by STM and XRSD) and the cyclic voltammograms indicate an increasing Ru coverage for lower deposition potentials. The Ru surface coverage is determined by ex-situ XPS measurements and a linear dependence of the Ru coverage on the deposition potential is demonstrated. IR spectra of a monolayer of adsorbed CO on the Ru-modified Pt(111) surfaces show distinct bands for CO adsorbed on Pt and on Ru. For the integrated band intensity of the CO/Ru vibration a linear dependence on deposition potential is found indicating that lateral dipole interactions between CO adsorbed on Pt and Ru are unimportant and that the CO coverage on the Ru islands is constant for the Ru coverages investigated. The possibility of using adsorbate vibrational bands for the determination of the coverage of deposits is discussed. Received: 24 June 1996 / Revised: 6 December 1996 / Accepted: 12 December 1996     

负载型TiO2-Al2O3复合载体在超深度加氢脱硫中的应用

运用HRTEM、FT-Raman、TPR等方法表征了Mo活性组分在负载型TiO2-Al2O3复合载体和Al2O3上不同形态和性质。比较了TiO2-Al2O3复合载体同传统Al2O3载体对CoMo催化剂结构的影响,并以4,6-二甲基二苯并噻吩（4,6-DMDBT）为探针考察了催化剂的超深度加氢脱硫（UHDS）性能。结果表明,在负载型TiO2-Al2O3复合载体中, MoO3同载体之间的相互作用较弱,这种弱的相互作用使MoO3更多的以八面体配位Mo物种（MoⅥ）及其二维的聚合物的形式存在。二维聚合物有利于形成具有更高活性的多层MoS2结构,明显提高催化剂的超深度加氢脱硫催化活性。