甲醇在Pt-Mo(111)/C表面上的吸附

采用密度泛函理论和周期平板模型相结合的方法, 对CH3OH分子在Pt-Mo(111)/C表面的顶位、穴位和桥位共计9种吸附模型进行了构型优化、能量计算和频率分析, 结果表明top-Pt位是较有利的吸附位. Mo掺杂后价带与导带位置均有不同程度的降低, 电子结构的变化使得Pt-Mo(111)/C的催化活性提高. 并且在考虑催化剂抗中毒性能时发现: CO在Pt(111)/C面上的吸附能比甲醇吸附能要高, CO在Pt-Mo(111)/C上的吸附能比甲醇的要低, 说明CO在Pt(111)/C面上的吸附会阻碍甲醇的吸附, 并影响催化过程的进行, 而Pt-Mo(111)/C的抗CO中毒化能力增强, 是催化氧化甲醇较好的催化剂.     

甲醇在Pt-Fe(111)/C表面吸附的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论和周期平板模型相结合的方法, 对CH3OH分子在Pt-Fe(111)/C表面top, fcc, hcp和bridge位的吸附模型进行了构型优化、能量计算, 结果表明bridge位是较有利的吸附位. 掺杂后费米能级的位置发生了右移, 价带和导带均增宽, 极利于电子-空穴的迁移, 这对提高催化活性是非常有利的. 考察抗中毒性发现: CO在Pt(111)/C面上的吸附能比甲醇吸附能要高, CO在Pt-Fe(111)/C的吸附能比甲醇吸附能要低, 可说明CO在Pt(111)/C面上有中毒效应, 而Pt-Fe(111)/C的抗CO中毒能力增强, 是催化氧化甲醇良好的催化剂.     

三种Au(111)催化水煤气变换反应机理的比较

采用密度泛函理论对三种水煤气变换反应(WGSR)机理(氧化还原机理、羧基机理、甲酸基的生成机理)在Au(111)面上的反应历程进行详细讨论.通过对表面吸附物种(H2O、CO、OH、O、H、CO2、COOH、HCOO)的吸附行为进行研究,得到最佳活性吸附中心.对三种机理中的14个基元反应的活化能进行分析,得出WGSR在Au(111)上按照羧基机理和氧化还原机理进行的可能性较大,按照甲酸基的生成机理进行的可能性较小.相比较羧基机理和氧化还原机理,反应更有可能按照羧基机理进行,最佳反应途径为H2O-H→OH+CO→COOH+OH→CO2.     

单原子分散的Au/Cu(111)表面合金的表面结构与吸附性质

Au-Cu双金属合金纳米颗粒对包括CO氧化和CO2还原等在内的多个反应有较好的催化活性,然而关于其表面性质的研究却相当匮乏。在此工作中,我们通过对低覆盖度的Au/Cu(111)和Cu/Au(111)双金属薄膜退火,制备出了单原子级分散的Au/Cu(111)和Cu/Au(111)合金化表面,并利用高分辨扫描隧道显微镜(STM)和扫描隧道谱(STS)进一步研究了掺杂原子的电子性质及其对CO吸附行为的影响。研究发现,分散在Cu(111)表面的表层和次表层Au单原子在STM上表现出不同衬度。在-0.5 e V附近,前者表现出相较于Cu(111)明显增强的电子态密度,而后者则明显减弱。吸附实验表明表层Au单原子对CO的吸附能力并没有得到增强,甚至会减弱其周围Cu原子的吸附能力。与Au在Cu(111)表面较好的分散相反,Cu原子倾向于钻入Au(111)的次表层,并且形成多原子聚集体。且Cu原子受Au(111)衬底吸电子作用的影响,其对CO的吸附能力明显减弱。这个研究结果揭示了合金表面的微观结构与性质的关联,为进一步阐明Au-Cu双金属催化剂的表面反应机理提供参考。     

Pt（111）和Pt3Ni（111）表面上CO催化氧化反应的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论,对Pt(111)和Pt3Ni(111)表面上CO和O的单独吸附、共吸附以及CO的氧化反应进行了系统的研究. 结果表明, Pt3Ni(111)表面上CO的吸附弱于Pt(111)表面, O的吸附明显强于Pt(111)表面. 两个表面表现出相似的CO催化氧化活性. 表面Ni的存在不但稳定了O的吸附,同时也降低了过渡态O的能量.     

甲醇在Au(111)表面吸附的密度泛函研究

 采用基于第一性原理的密度泛函理论和周期平板模型相结合的方法,对CH3OH分子在Au(111)表面top, fcc, hcp和bridge位的吸附模型进行了构型优化、能量计算以及Mulliken布居分析,结果表明top位是较有利的吸附位. 吸附的CH3OH解离产生甲氧基CH3O和H, 对它们在Au(111)面的吸附进行的计算表明, bridge和fcc位分别是二者的最佳吸附位. 对过渡态的计算给出了CH3OH在Au表面解离吸附的可能机理: 首先发生 O-H 键的断裂,继而生成甲氧基中间体.     

不同介质中甲醛在Au_(core)@Pt_(shell)/Pt电极上氧化的原位SERS研究

应用化学还原法合成了Aucore@Ptshell／Pt纳米粒子,并用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和能量色散光谱（EDS）对其进行了表征;采用电化学原位表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）光谱技术研究了不同介质中甲醛在Aucore@Ptshell／Pt电极上的电催化氧化行为,获得了不同介质中甲醛在Aucore@Ptshell／Pt电极上电催化氧化行为的原位SERS谱．研究结果表明,不论在酸性、中性还是碱性介质中,甲醛均能在Aucore@Ptshell／Pt电极上自发氧化解离出强吸附中间体CO,只是在碱性介质中桥式吸附CO的比例明显增大,且桥式吸附比线形吸附CO更易被氧化,使CO在碱性介质中基本氧化完毕的电位比在中性及酸性介质中提前了约950mV．分子水平的研究结果表明,CO和甲醛在碱性介质中比在中性和酸性介质中更易被氧化．     

PdAu(100)和PdAu(111)双金属表面的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(Density Functional Theory DFT)研究Au(100)和Au(111)表面含有不同Pd构型时表面的形成能.结果表明,非连续Pd构型的形成能较连续Pd构型的低,在表面易形成,其中第二临位Pd对构型被证实是乙烯与醋酸结合生成醋酸乙烯反应中催化活性最高的构型.随后计算CO在不同表面Pd原子的顶位吸附能和Pd原子的d带中心,结果显示表面Pd原子与相邻金原子之间几乎没有电子传递,并且PdAu(111)表面的Pd原子d带中心随周围Au原子个数的增加而远离费米能级,伴随着CO在其上吸附能的减小,但是同样的趋势在PdAu(100)表面不存在.最后,通过计算,CO在金属表面的吸附机理为CO成键轨道5σ的电子传递给Pd原子的d带,而Pd原子的d带电子又反馈回CO的反键轨道2π*.     

噻吩在M(111)(M=Pd,Pt,Au)表面的吸附(英文)

采用密度泛函理论(DFT),选取DMol3程序模块,对噻吩在M(111)(M=Pd,Pt,Au)表面上的吸附行为进行了探讨.通过对噻吩在不同底物金属上的吸附能、吸附构型、Mulliken电荷布居、差分电荷密度以及态密度的分析发现,噻吩在Pd(111)面上的吸附能最大,Pt(111)面次之,Au(111)面最小.吸附后,噻吩在Au(111)面上的构型几乎保持不变,最终通过S端倾斜吸附于top位;噻吩在Pd(111)及Pt(111)面上发生了折叠与变形,环中氢原子向上翘起,最终通过环平面平行吸附于hollow位.此外,噻吩环吸附后芳香性遭到了破坏,环中碳原子发生sp3杂化,同时电子逐渐由噻吩向M(111)面发生转移,M(111)面上的部分电子也反馈给了噻吩环中的空轨道,这种协同作用最终导致了噻吩分子稳定吸附于M(111)面.     

甘氨酸修饰的Pt(111)电极上的氧还原

利用单晶旋转圆盘电极技术(Hanging Meniscus Rotating Disk Electrode,HMRD)在硫酸和高氯酸溶液中,分别研究了甘氨酸修饰的Pt(111)电极表面氧分子的电催化还原反应.实验发现:在硫酸溶液中,经甘氨酸修饰的Pt(111)电极表面的氧还原活性明显提高,其中氧还原的半波电位与Pt(111)电极的相比正移约0.1 V,而在高氯酸溶液中,甘氨酸修饰的Pt(111)电极的活性几乎没有发生变化.该实验结果表明:甘氨酸修饰的Pt(111)电极一方面抑制了SO42-在电极表面的吸附,另一方面又能在电极表面提供相邻的空位供氧分子吸附.通过与文献中报道的CN-修饰的Pt(111)电极上的氧还原结果的对比,可以推测甘氨酸修饰的Pt(111)电极表面氧还原活性提高,是由于甘氨酸在Pt(111)表面可能先被氧化成CN-后吸附在电极表面,进而促进了氧分子的电催化还原反应.     

Decomposition pathways of methanol on the PtAu(111) bimetallic surface: a first-principles study

Systematic density functional studies revealed that PtAu(111) significantly alters the reaction kinetics of methanol oxidation from that on Pt(111). PtAu(111) facilitates the reaction path that starts from cleavage of the OH bond. Furthermore, it prevents CH(2)O from immediate decomposition as on the clean Pt(111) surface. This indicates that proper arrangement of Au and Pt sites offers great opportunities for non-CO(ad) paths for high H productivity in fuel cells.     

Methanol oxidation on a Pt(111)-OH/O surface

The methanol oxidation on a hydroxylated Pt (Pt(111)-OH) surface has been investigated by means of infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) and in acidic solution. The Pt(111)-OH surface in UHV was prepared by introducing water molecules on a Pt(111)-(2 x 2)-O surface and annealed at temperature higher than 160 K. Methanol was then, introduced to the Pt(111)-OH surface to show the dependence of the reaction intermediate on the annealing temperature. At an annealing temperature below 160 K, IR bands assignable to methanol overlayer were observed and no detectable intermediates, such as CO, formaldehyde and formate, were formed, suggesting that methanol molecules remain stable on Pt(111) surface without dissociation at this temperature region. At an annealing temperature above 160 K, on the other hand, CO and formate were observed. In addition, the oxidation of CO on Pt(111)-OH showed no sign of formate formation, indicating that formate is not derived from CO, but from a direct oxidation of methanol. Methanol oxidation was carried out in 0.1 mol dm(-3) HClO(4) solution on Pt(111) with a flow cell configuration and showed the formation of formate. These results indicate that the formate is the dominant non-CO intermediate both in UHV and in acidic solution, and the preadsorbed oxygen-containing species, in particular OH adsorbates, on Pt(111) surface plays a very important role in the formate formation process in methanol oxidation reaction.     

Methanol dehydrogenation and oxidation on Pt(111) in alkaline solutions

Adsorption, dehydrogenation, and oxidation of methanol on Pt(111) in alkaline solutions has been examined from a fundamental mechanistic perspective, focusing on the role of adsorbate-adsorbate interactions and the effect of defects on reactivity. CO has been confirmed as the main poisoning species, affecting the rate of methanol dehydrogenation primarily through repulsive interactions with methanol dehydrogenation intermediates. At direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)-relevant potentials, methanol oxidation occurs almost entirely through a CO intermediate, and the rate of CO oxidation is the main limiting factor in methanol oxidation. Small Pt island defects greatly enhance CO oxidation, though they are effective only when the CO coverage is 0.20 ML or higher. Large Pt islands enhance CO oxidation as well, but unlike small Pt islands, they also promote methanol dehydrogenation. Perturbations in electronic structure are responsible for the CO oxidation effect of defects, but the role of large Pt islands in promoting methanol dehydrogenation is primarily explained by surface geometric structure.     

Experimental and theoretical study of reactivity trends for methanol on Co/Pt(111) and Ni/Pt(111) bimetallic surfaces

Methanol was used as a probe molecule to examine the reforming activity of oxygenates on NiPt(111) and CoPt(111) bimetallic surfaces, utilizing density functional theory (DFT) modeling, temperature-programmed desorption, and high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS). DFT results revealed a correlation between the methanol and methoxy binding energies and the surface d-band center of various NiPt(111) and CoPt(111) bimetallic surfaces. Consistent with DFT predictions, increased production of H2 and CO from methanol was observed on a Ni surface monolayer on Pt(111), designated as Ni-Pt-Pt(111), as compared to the subsurface monolayer Pt-Ni-Pt(111) surface. HREELS was used to verify the presence and subsequent decomposition of methoxy intermediates on NiPt(111) and CoPt(111) bimetallic surfaces. On Ni-Pt-Pt(111) the methoxy species decomposed to a formaldehyde intermediate below 300 K; this species reacted at approximately 300 K to form CO and H2. On Co-Pt-Pt(111), methoxy was stable up to approximately 350 K and decomposed to form CO and H2. Overall, trends in methanol reactivity on NiPt(111) bimetallic surfaces were similar to those previously determined for ethanol and ethylene glycol.     

Characterization and methanol electrooxidation studies of Pt(111)/Os surfaces prepared by spontaneous deposition

Catalytic activity of the Pt(111)/Os surface toward methanol electrooxidation was optimized by exploring a wide range of Os coverage. Various methods of surface analyses were used, including electroanalytical, STM, and XPS methods. The Pt(111) surface was decorated with nanosized Os islands by spontaneous deposition, and the Os coverage was controlled by changing the exposure time to the Os-containing electrolyte. The structure of Os deposits on Pt(111) was characterized and quantified by in situ STM and stripping voltammetry. We found that the optimal Os surface coverage of Pt(111) for methanol electrooxidation was 0.7 +/- 0.1 ML, close to 1.0 +/- 0.1 Os packing density. Apparently, the high osmium coverage Pt(111)/Os surface provides more of the necessary oxygen-containing species (e.g., Os-OH) for effective methanol electrooxidation than the Pt(111)/Os surfaces with lower Os coverage (vs e.g., Ru-OH). Supporting evidence for this conjecture comes from the CO electrooxidation data, which show that the onset potential for CO stripping is lowered from 0.53 to 0.45 V when the Os coverage is increased from 0.2 to 0.7 ML. However, the activity of Pt(111)/Os for methanol electrooxidation decreases when the Os coverage is higher than 0.7 +/- 0.1 ML, indicating that Pt sites uncovered by Os are necessary for sustaining significant methanol oxidation rates. Furthermore, osmium is inactive for methanol electrooxidation when the platinum substrate is absent: Os deposits on Au(111), a bulk Os ingot, and thick films of electrodeposited Os on Pt(111), all compare poorly to Pt(111)/Os. We conclude that a bifunctional mechanism applies to the methanol electrooxidation similarly to Pt(111)/Ru, although with fewer available Pt sites. Finally, the potential window for methanol electrooxidation on Pt(111)/Os was observed to shift positively versus Pt(111)/Ru. Because of the difference in the Os and Ru oxophilicity under electrochemical conditions, the Os deposit provides fewer oxygen-containing species, at least below 0.5 V vs RHE. Both higher coverage of Os than Ru and the higher potentials are required to provide a sufficient number of active oxygen-containing species for the effective removal of the site-blocking CO from the catalyst surface when the methanol electrooxidation process occurs.     

CO and methanol adsorption on (2 × 1)Pt(110) and ion‐eroded Pt(111) model catalysts

Methanol adsorption on ion‐sputtered Pt(111) surface exhibiting high concentration of vacancy islands and on (2 × 1)Pt(110) single crystal were investigated by means of photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and thermal desorption spectroscopy. The measurements showed that methanol adsorbed at low temperature on sputtered Pt(111) and on (2 × 1)Pt(110) surfaces decomposed upon heating. The PES data of methanol adsorption were compared to the data of CO adsorbed on the same Pt single crystal surfaces. In the case of the sputtered Pt(111) surface, the dehydrogenation of H_xCO intermediates is followed by the CO bond breakage. On the (2 × 1)Pt(110) surface, carbon monoxide, as product of methanol decomposition, desorbed molecularly without appearance of any traces of atomic carbon. By comparing both platinum surfaces we conclude that methanol decomposition occurs at higher temperature on sputtered Pt(111) than on (2 × 1)Pt(110). Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

CO oxidation on Pt-modified Rh(111) electrodes.

The CO electro-oxidation reaction was studied on platinum-modified Rh(111) electrodes in 0.5 M H2SO4 using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The Pt-Rh(111) electrodes were generated during voltammetric cycles at 50 mV s(-1) in a 30 microM H2PtCl6 and 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. Surfaces generated by n deposition cycles were investigated (Ptn-Rh(111) with n=2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 16). The blank cyclic voltammograms of these surfaces are characterized by a pronounced sharpening of the hydrogen/(bi)sulfate adsorption/desorption peaks, typical for Rh(111), and the appearance of contributions between 0.1 and 0.4 V, which were ascribed to hydrogen/(bi)sulfate adsorption/desorption on the deposited platinum. At higher potentials, the surface oxidation of Rh(111) is enhanced by the presence of platinum. The structure of the Pt-modified electrodes was investigated by STM imaging. At low Pt coverages (Pt2-Rh(111)), monoatomically high islands are formed, which grow three dimensionally as the number of deposition cycles increases. After eight cycles, the monolayer islands have grown in diameter and range from mono- to multiatomic height. At even higher Pt coverage (Pt16-Rh(111)), the islands grow to particles of approx. 10 nm in diameter, which are 5-6 atoms high. The CO stripping voltammetry on these surfaces is characterized by two peaks: A low-potential, structure-insensitive peak, ascribed to CO reacting at the platinum monolayer islands, whose onset is shifted 150, 250, and 100 mV negatively with respect to pure Rh(111), Pt(111), and polycrystalline Pt, respectively, indicating the enhanced CO electro-oxidation properties of the Pt overlayer system. A peak at higher potentials displays strong structure sensitivity (particle-size effect) and was ascribed to CO reacting on the islands of multiatomic height. Current-time transients recorded on the surface with the highest amount of monolayer islands (Pt4-Rh(111)) also indicate enhanced CO-oxidation kinetics. Comparison of the Pt4-Rh(111) current-time transients recorded at 0.635, 0.675, and 0.750 V versus RHE (reversible hydrogen electrode) with those of pure Rh(111) and Pt(111) shows greatly reduced reaction times. A Cottrellian decay at long times indicates surface-diffusion-limited CO oxidation on the bare Rh(111) surface, while the peak visible at short times is indicative of CO reacting at the monolayer platinum islands. The results presented here show that, as indicated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the CO-adlayer oxidation for this system is enhanced compared to both pure Rh and Pt.     

Pt（111）表面上一氧化碳的吸附与氧化反应

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Electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid and methanol on Pt deposits on Au(111)

This work presents characteristics of Pt deposits on Au(111) obtained by the use of spontaneous deposition and investigated by electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM). On such prepared and STM characterized Au(111)/Pt surfaces, we studied electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid and methanol. We show that the first monatomic layer of Pt displays a (square root 3 x square root 3)R30 degrees surface structure, while the second layer is (1 x 1). After prolonged deposition, multilayer Pt deposits are formed selectively on Au(111) surface steps and are 1-20 nm wide and one to five layers thick. On the optimized Au(111)/Pt surface, formic acid oxidation rates are enhanced by a factor of 20 compared to those of pure Pt(111). The (square root 3 x square root 3)R30 degrees-Pt yields very low methanol oxidation rates, but the rates increase significantly with further Pt growth.