Direct evidence for hydrated protons as the active species in artificial photocatalytic water reduction into hydrogen

Photocatalytic water reduction to hydrogen over oxide semiconductors is one of the most extensively investigated artificial photocatalytic reactions, but the nature of the active species has not yet been elucidated. Here, we successfully prepared Pt/rutile TiO_2(110) surfaces with hydrated proton species via co-adsorption of hydrogen and water and observed the photocatalytic reduction of hydrated protons to H_2 upon UV light illumination. These results provide experimental evidence to prove hydrated protons as the active species for photocatalytic water reduction to hydrogen and demonstrate the occurrence of photocatalytic reduction of hydrated protons to H_2 within the H-bonding network on the catalyst surface instead of directly on the catalyst surface. The Pt-TiO_2 interface is capable of dissociating water to form hydroxyl groups that facilitate the formation of H-bonding network on the catalyst surface to enhance the photocatalytic H_2 production. Our results greatly advance fundamental understanding of artificial photocatalytic water reduction.     

铈钼氧化物表面氧性质和催化性能

在甲苯选择性氧化制苯甲醛反应中,Mo基氧化物是一类重要的催化剂[1]．通常的认识是反应物与催化剂表面晶格氧作用,并通过催化剂本身的还原和氧化的循环过程促使反应进行。生成产物．因此,催化剂表面不同氧物种的热脱附性能应与催化反应性能密切相关．对于Ce-Mo氧化物的TPD-MS研究,尚未见文献报导．为了能获得该方面的信息,本文应用程序升温脱附-质谱检测（TP-MS）联用技术,对Ce-Mo氧化物样品进行了表面氧TPD谱测定和动力学参量等计算,并试图与其催化性能进行关联．1实验部分1．1样品的制备和表征分别将一定质量的硝酸铈铵和仲…     

Cu/ZrO2催化剂中的氢和水逆溢流效应及其对甲醇分解反应的影响

应用漫反射红外和质谱在线技术对H₂, H₂O及甲醇在ZrO₂及Cu/ZrO₂上的程序升温脱附(TPD)及程序升温反应(TPSR)行为进行了研究. 结果表明, Cu/ZrO₂催化剂中铜锆组分间表现出显著的氢和水组分“逆溢流”效应. 对Cu/ZrO₂催化体系中ZrO₂表面线式及桥式羟基物种浓度随还原预处理温度变化的进一步分析表明, 由于氢和水“逆溢流效应”的存在, 使得Cu/ZrO₂在较低的还原温度下活化的同时, 在铜锆界面处形成较丰富的氧阴离子和氧空穴活性位, 而后者的形成与存在直接影响并决定了甲醇在Cu/ZrO₂催化剂上的低温催化分解行为.     

Interactions Between Surface Reactions and Gas-phase Reactions in Catalytic Combustion and Their Influence on Ignition of HCCI Engine

IntroductionThe phenomenon of catalytic combustion was firstdiscovered in 1817 when Humphry Davy observed thatPt wires could promote combustion reactions in flamma-ble mixtures. Since then, considerable efforts havebeen focused on the application of catal…     

The Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen on Nickel Oxides

The catalytic oxidation of hydrogen on highly-dispersed and sintered nickel oxides has been studied by a static method and the existence of two different kinetic rcgions established. Between 0 and 100°C the initial catalytic activity was not ionary and a strong poisoning effect of the reaction product was observed at all temperatnres up to 250°C. The activation energy of the reaction based on the initial reaction rates on freshly- outgassed oxide surfaces had a low value of 1–2 kcal. mole^?1 with both preparations. Between 250 and 350°C stationary catalytic activity was observed and the activation energy of the reaction was significantly higher, 12–14 kcal . mole^?1. The change of the activation energy is discussed in terms of the participation in the reaction of oxygen species in the catalyst surface layer which have different reactivities in the two temperature regions. A close analogy is noted between the carbon monoxide and hydrogen oxidation reactions on nickel oxide and a compensation effect is illustrated for a series of oxidation reactions on the oxide.     

甲酸在Au（997）台阶表面的氧化反应

金催化是纳米催化的代表性体系之一,但对金催化作用的理解还存在争议,特别是金颗粒尺寸对其催化作用的影响.金颗粒尺寸减小导致的表面结构主要变化之一是表面配位不饱和金原子密度的增加,因此研究金原子配位结构对其催化作用的影响对于理解金催化作用尺寸依赖性具有重要意义.具有不同配位结构的金颗粒表面可以利用金台阶单晶表面来模拟.我们研究组以同时具有Au(111)平台和Au(111)台阶的Au(997)台阶表面为模型表面,发现Au(111)台阶原子在CO氧化、NO氧化和NO分解反应中表现出与Au(111)平台原子不同的催化性能.负载型Au颗粒催化甲酸氧化反应是重要的Au催化反应之一.本文利用程序升温脱附/反应谱(TDS/TPRS)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)研究了甲酸在清洁的和原子氧覆盖的Au(997)表面的吸附和氧化反应,观察到Au(111)台阶原子和Au(111)平台原子不同的催化甲酸根氧化反应行为.与甲酸根强相互作用的Au(111)台阶原子表现出比与甲酸根弱相互作用的Au(111)平台原子更高的催化甲酸根与原子氧发生氧化反应的反应活化能.在清洁Au(997)表面,甲酸分子发生可逆的分子吸附和脱附.甲酸分子在Au(111)台阶原子的吸附强于在Au(111)平台原子的吸附. TDS结果表明,吸附在Au(111)台阶原子的甲酸分子的脱附温度在190 K,吸附在Au(111)平台原子的甲酸分子的
　　脱附温度在170 K. XPS结果表明,分子吸附甲酸的C 1s和O 1s结合能分别位于289.1和532.8 eV.利用多层NO2的分解反应在Au(997)表面控制制备具有不同原子氧吸附位和覆盖度的原子氧覆盖Au(997)表面,包括氧原子吸附在(111)台阶位的0.02 ML-O(a)/Au(997)、氧原子同时吸附在(111)台阶位和(111)平台位的0.12 ML-O(a)/Au(997)、氧原子和氧岛吸附在(111)平台位和氧原子吸附在(111)台阶位的0.26 ML-O(a)/Au(997). TPRS和XPS结果表明,甲酸分子在105 K与Au(997)表面原子氧物种反应生成甲酸根和羟基物种,但甲酸根物种的进一步氧化反应依赖于Au原子配位结构和各种表面物种的相对覆盖度.在0.02 ML-O(a)/Au(997)表面暴露0.5 L甲酸时, Au(111)台阶位氧原子完全反应,甲酸过量.表面物种是Au(111)台阶位吸附的甲酸根、羟基和甲酸分子.在加热过程中,甲酸分子与羟基在181 K反应生成甲酸根和气相水分子(HCOOH(a)+ OH(a)= H2O + HCOO(a)),甲酸根在340 K发生歧化反应生成气相HCOOH和CO2分子(2HCOO(a)= CO2+ HCOOH).在0.12 ML-O(a)/Au(997)和0.26 ML-O(a)/Au(997)表面暴露0.5 L甲酸时,甲酸分子完全反应,原子氧过量.表面物种是Au(111)平台位和Au(111)台阶位吸附的甲酸根、羟基和原子氧.在加热过程中, Au(111)平台位和Au(111)台阶位的甲酸根分别在309和340 K同时发生氧化反应(HCOO(a)+ O(a)= H2O + CO2)和歧化反应(2HCOO(a)= CO2+ HCOOH)生成气相CO2, H2O和HCOOH分子.在0.26 ML-O(a)/Au(997)表面暴露10 L甲酸时,甲酸分子和原子氧均未完全消耗.表面物种是Au(111)平台位和Au(111)台阶位吸附的甲酸根、羟基、甲酸分子和原子氧.在加热过程中,除了上述甲酸根的氧化反应和歧化反应,还发生171 K的甲酸分子与羟基的反应(HCOOH(a)+ OH(a)= H2O + HCOO(a))和216 K的羟基并和反应(OH(a)+ OH(a)= H2O + O(a)).     

Impedance spectroscopy of reduced monoclinic zirconia

Zirconia doped with low-valent cations (e.g. Y3+ or Ca2+) exhibits an exceptionally high ionic conductivity, making them ideal candidates for various electrochemical applications including solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and oxygen sensors. It is nevertheless important to study the undoped, monoclinic ZrO2 as a model system to construct a comprehensive picture of the electrical behaviour. In pure zirconia a residual number of anion vacancies remains because of contaminants in the material as well as the thermodynamic disorder equilibrium, but electronic conduction may also contribute to the observed conductivity. Reduction of zirconia in hydrogen leads to the adsorption of hydrogen and to the formation of oxygen vacancies, with their concentration affected by various parameters (e.g. reduction temperature and time, surface area, and water vapour pressure). However, there is still little known about the reactivities of defect species and their effect on the ionic and electronic conduction. Thus, we applied electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to investigate the electric performance of pure monoclinic zirconia with different surface areas in both oxidizing and reducing atmospheres. A novel equivalent circuit model including parallel ionic and electronic conduction has previously been developed for titania and is used herein to decouple the conduction processes. The concentration of defects and their formation energies were measured using volumetric oxygen titration and temperature programmed oxidation/desorption.     

Amorphous Oxide Nanostructures for Advanced Electrocatalysis

Amorphous oxides have attracted special attention as advanced electrocatalysts owing to their unique local structural flexibility and attractive electrocatalytic properties. With abundant randomly oriented bonds and surface-exposed defects (e.g., oxygen vacancies) as active catalytic sites, the adsorption/desorption of reactants can be optimized, leading to superior catalytic activities. Amorphous oxide materials have found wide electrocatalytic applications ranging from hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution to oxygen reduction, CO₂ electroreduction and nitrogen electroreduction. The amorphous oxide electrocatalysts even outperform their crystalline counterparts in terms of electrocatalytic activity and stability. Despite of the merits and achievements for amorphous oxide electrocatalysts, there are still issues and challenges existing for amorphous oxide electrocatalysts. There are rarely reviews specifically focusing on amorphous oxide electrocatalysts and therefore it is imperative to have a comprehensive overview of the research progress and to better understand the achievements and issues with amorphous oxide electrocatalysts. In this minireview, several general preparation methods for amorphous oxides are first introduced. Then, the achievements in amorphous oxides for several important electrocatalytic reactions are summarized. Finally, the challenges and perspectives for the development of amorphous oxide electrocatalysts are outlined.     

Pt/TiO_2催化剂上的氢—氧作用 Ⅰ.氢、氧的吸咐—脱附行为以及相互促进作用

本文采用程序升温脱附(TPD)技术研究了光沉积方法制备的Pt/TiO_2催化剂经过氧化、还原后氧、氢的脱附行为.光沉积过程中,Pt/TiO_2表面上可以生成大量的吸咐氢,在TPD中脱附;同时Pt/TiO_2表面上化学吸附的水在TPD过程中也可以分解释氢.氧化处理的Pt/TiO_2在TPD过程中于550～750K温区出现氧脱附峰,随着氧化温度升高,脱附峰位向高温移动,经实验证明,这种可脱附活泼氧物种的生成是由样品前身中留存氢引起的.还原处理的Pt/TiO_2在TPD过程中分别在300～600和大于600K出现两个氢脱附峰,认为是由于表面羟基和钛—氢(Ti~(4+)—H~-)物种的分解释氢引起的Pt/TiO_2上活泼氧物种的存在,增加了样品在室温条件下的吸氢量;在中温(473～573K)这种活泼氧物种则和氢发生反应,减少了TPD过程中的脱氢量;Pt/TiO_2在大于673K温度还原,可以消除活泼氧物种的影响.     

金属核及氧化铈的物理化学性质对一氧化碳氧化的影响

氧化铈独特的氧化还原性能使其适合用作氧化反应中的催化剂或载体.氧化铈负载的过渡金属纳米粒子或孤立的单原子提供了金属-载体界面,从而降低了去除界面氧原子的能耗,提供了可以参与ManVanKulvian氧化过程的活性氧物种.CO氧化是测试氧化铈负载催化剂还原性的主要探针反应,并且它常见于在相对低温下消除CO的各种应用中.在过量H2中优先氧化CO(PROX)反应可控制CO浓度达到超低水平,以防止氢氧化电催化剂中毒.催化剂在CO氧化反应中的活性和在PROX反应中对CO和H2的选择性取决于金属物种的种类和分散性、CeO2的结构和化学性质以及催化剂的合成方法.在这篇综述中,我们总结了最近发表的关于CeO2负载的金属纳米粒子和单原子催化CO氧化和PROX反应的相关工作;以及不同的负载金属和同种金属在普通CeO2表面上的反应性.我们还总结了密度泛函理论计算中提出的最可能的反应机理;并且讨论了各种负载型金属在PROX反应中影响CO氧化选择性的因素.     

添加碱土金属化合物对CeO2甲烷氧化偶联催化性能的影响

天然气中甲烷的利用,特别是氧化偶联(OCM)制乙烯过程近年来成为多相催化研究的热点之一.自从1982年Keller和Bhasin提出该课题以来许多学者已进行了大量催化剂的研制工作.尽管在这方面已取得重要进展,但催化剂的性能距工业化要求还有较大差距.     

Structural requirements and reaction pathways in dimethyl ether combustion catalyzed by supported Pt clusters

The identity and reversibility of the elementary steps required for catalytic combustion of dimethyl ether (DME) on Pt clusters were determined by combining isotopic and kinetic analyses with density functional theory estimates of reaction energies and activation barriers to probe the lowest energy paths. Reaction rates are limited by C-H bond activation in DME molecules adsorbed on surfaces of Pt clusters containing chemisorbed oxygen atoms at near-saturation coverages. Reaction energies and activation barriers for C-H bond activation in DME to form methoxymethyl and hydroxyl surface intermediates show that this step is more favorable than the activation of C-O bonds to form two methoxides, consistent with measured rates and kinetic isotope effects. This kinetic preference is driven by the greater stability of the CH3OCH2* and OH* intermediates relative to chemisorbed methoxides. Experimental activation barriers on Pt clusters agree with density functional theory (DFT)-derived barriers on oxygen-covered Pt(111). Measured DME turnover rates increased with increasing DME pressure, but decreased as the O2 pressure increased, because vacancies (*) on Pt surfaces nearly saturated with chemisorbed oxygen are required for DME chemisorption. DFT calculations show that although these surface vacancies are required, higher oxygen coverages lead to lower C-H activation barriers, because the basicity of oxygen adatoms increases with coverage and they become more effective in hydrogen abstraction from DME. Water inhibits reaction rates via quasi-equilibrated adsorption on vacancy sites, consistent with DFT results indicating that water binds more strongly than DME on vacancies. These conclusions are consistent with the measured kinetic response of combustion rates to DME, O2, and H2O, with H/D kinetic isotope effects, and with the absence of isotopic scrambling in reactants containing isotopic mixtures of 18O2-16O2 or 12CH3O12CH3-13CH3O13CH3. Turnover rates increased with Pt cluster size, because small clusters, with more coordinatively unsaturated surface atoms, bind oxygen atoms more strongly than larger clusters and exhibit lower steady-state vacancy concentrations and a consequently smaller number of adsorbed DME intermediates involved in kinetically relevant steps. These effects of cluster size and metal-oxygen bond energies on reactivity are ubiquitous in oxidation reactions requiring vacancies on surfaces nearly saturated with intermediates derived from O2.     

Electrochemical and structural investigations of oxide films anodically formed on ruthenium-plated titanium electrodes in sulfuric acid

The electrochemical characteristics of ruthenium oxides, formed on Ru-plated Ti electrodes in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ by potential cycling with different CV upper potential limits (E _SU), were systematically compared. The repeated potential cycling between 0.2 and 0.75 V activated the formation/reduction of surface Ru oxides with hysteretic behavior. This application of repeated CVs also modified the ability of Ru deposits for hydrogen adsorption/desorption. An irreducible Ru oxide accumulated on the electrode at potentials more positive than ca. 0.95 V, whose capacitive characteristics are applicable for electrochemical supercapacitors. This irreducible oxide was composed of an aggregate consisting of Ru in various oxidation states, bridged oxygen, OH and water in a 3D-like structure with a relatively ordered and compact nature, from the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic and voltammetric results. The surface reconstruction of the Ru deposits induced by the repeated potential cycling with E _SU≥0.75 V was clearly observed from the SEM photographs. From the X-ray diffraction patterns, all the anodically formed Ru oxides showed an amorphous nature.     

CH3OH,C2H4在有序和缺陷Nb2O5表面的吸附

为了解氧化铌的表面化学，发展了不同种金属单晶底物定向生长氧化物薄膜技术以克服电子能谱研究氧化铌表面的实验困难．在超高真空系统中用ＨＲＥＥＬＳ，ＵＰＳ研究了ＣＨ３ＯＨ和Ｃ２Ｈ４在氧化铌模型表面的吸附．结果表明，ＣＨ３ＯＨ和Ｃ２Ｈ４在有序表面和缺陷表面的吸附行为表现出很大的不同，氧空穴对吸附有重要影响．     

Thermal-, photo- and electron-induced reactivity of hydrogen species on rutile TiO2(110) surface: Role of oxygen vacancy

The formation and reactivity of various types of hydrogen species on rutile TiO₂(110), including surface hydroxyl group, surface hydride species and bulk hydrogen species sensitively depend on the oxygen vacancy concentration and structure.     

CO2氧化丙烷脱氢MoO3-V2O5/SiO2催化剂研究

采用表面改性和等体积浸渍法制备了MoO3-V2O5／SiO2复合氧化物，采用TPR、IR、TPD和微反技术表征了催化剂对CO2和C3H8的吸附性能和CO2部分氧化丙烷脱氢的反应性能．结果表明：随MoO3加入量的增加，V=O还原温度降低，晶格氧更易活化．CO2和丙烷的活化温度降低，丙烷转化率增高，丙烯选择性下降．V=O中晶格氧的活化是CO2氧化丙烷制丙烯反应的关键．     

Ag/Al2O3催化乙醇和甲醚选择性还原NOx反应机理的原位红外光谱研究

 尽管C2H5OH和CH3OCH3是同分异构体,但在以Ag/Al2O3为催化剂选择性催化还原NOx时,还原剂C2H5OH比CH3OCH3具有更高的活性. 原位漫反射红外光谱研究表明, C2H5OH和CH3OCH3在还原NOx反应过程中分别遵循不同的反应机理: 在Ag/Al2O3催化C2H5OH还原剂选择性还原NOx的反应过程中,烯醇式物种(RCH=CH-O-)和NO-3物种是主要的反应中间体,二者相互反应性能很强,可以生成反应关键中间体异氰酸酯(-NCO)表面吸附物种,因此NOx的去除率很高; 而在Ag/Al2O3催化CH3OCH3还原剂选择性还原NOx的反应过程中,甲酸盐(HCOO-)物种和NO-3物种是主要的反应中间体,二者之间反应生成-NCO 的活性较弱,因而NOx的去除率较低.     

Contrasting products in the reactions of Cr, Mo, and W atoms with H2O2: Argon matrix infrared spectra and theoretical calculations

Products in the reactions of H2O2 and H2, O2 mixtures have been observed by matrix infrared absorptions and identified through comparisons with vibrational frequencies calculated for these molecules. The chromium reactions are dominated by lower oxidation state products, whereas molybdenum and tungsten chemistry favors higher oxidation state products. For example chromium dihydroxide, Cr(OH)2, molybdenum hydride oxide, H2MoO2, and tungsten hydride oxide, H2WO2, were observed in laser-ablated metal atom reactions with H2O2, and calculations show that these are the most stable molecules for this stoichiometry. Chromium monohydroxide, CrOH, was identified through O-H and Cr-O stretching modes, while HWO was observed by W-H and W=O stretching modes. The metal oxyhydroxides, HMO(OH), were observed for all metals. However, reactions with two H2O2 molecules give OCr(OH)2, MoO2(OH)2, and WO2(OH)2. The relative stabilities of different structures for Cr, Mo, and W are due to different participations of occupied d orbitals. The reactivity of the cold metal atoms with H2O2 on annealing the solid argon matrix increases on going down the group.     

Interaction of Hydrogen with Ceria: Hydroxylation,Reduction, and Hydride Formation on the Surface and in the Bulk

The study reports the first attempt to address the interplay between surface and bulk in hydride formation in ceria (CeO₂) by combining experiment, using surface sensitive and bulk sensitive spectroscopic techniques on the two sample systems, i.e., CeO₂(111) thin films and CeO₂ powders, and theoretical calculations of CeO₂(111) surfaces with oxygen vacancies (O_v) at the surface and in the bulk. We show that, on a stoichiometric CeO₂(111) surface, H₂ dissociates and forms surface hydroxyls (OH). On the pre-reduced CeO_2−x samples, both films and powders, hydroxyls and hydrides (Ce−H) are formed on the surface as well as in the bulk, accompanied by the Ce³⁺ ↔ Ce⁴⁺ redox reaction. As the O_v concentration increases, hydroxyl is destabilized and hydride becomes more stable. Surface hydroxyl is more stable than bulk hydroxyl, whereas bulk hydride is more stable than surface hydride. The surface hydride formation is the kinetically favorable process at relatively low temperatures, and the resulting surface hydride may diffuse into the bulk region and be stabilized therein. At higher temperatures, surface hydroxyls can react to produce water and create additional oxygen vacancies, increasing its concentration, which controls the H₂/CeO₂ interaction. The results demonstrate a large diversity of reaction pathways, which have to be taken into account for better understanding of reactivity of ceria-based catalysts in a hydrogen-rich atmosphere.