Influence of PEG 6000 on gallium oxide（Ga2O3） polymorphs and photocatalytic properties

Three different nanorod-like gallium oxides with mono/poly-crystalline nature(α, β, and α/β-Ga2O3) were prepared by regulating the amount of polyethylene glycol(PEG) 6000 in the range of 0.2–0.8 g proportionally via a hydrothermal method combined with further calcination. The bandgap of the products, given by UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra(UV-Vis DRS), was in the order of α-Ga2O3 > α/β-Ga2O3 > β-Ga2O3. To further investigate the photocatalysis performance of the catalysts, the decomposition of rhodamine B(Rh B) by Ga2O3 under UV light illumination(λ < 387 nm) was presented and complete degradation could be achieved within 30 min, a result that showed the highest efficiency. The photocatalytic oxidation mechanism is further discussed and prominently related to the active species: hydroxyl radical(·OH) and superoxide radical(O·-2), which were confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance(EPR).     

Hydrogen chemisorption on Al2O3-supported gold catalysts

Hydrogen is dissociatively adsorbed on the gold particles in Au/Al(2)O(3) catalysts, as demonstrated by a combination of in-situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, chemisorption, and H/D exchange experiments. This chemisorption of hydrogen induces changes in the Au L(3) and L(2) X-ray absorption near-edge structures. The gold atoms on corner and edge positions dissociate the hydrogen, which does not spill over to the face sites. Therefore, the average number of adsorbed hydrogen atoms per surface gold atom increases with decreasing particle size. With temperature, the hydrogen uptake by supported gold increases or remains constant, whereas it decreases for platinum. Furthermore, in H/D exchange experiments, the activity of Au/Al(2)O(3) increases strongly with temperature. Thus, the dissociation and adsorption of hydrogen on gold is activated.     

Hydrogen chemisorption on Pt/Ni (111) systems

Extensive self-consistent real-space recursion-method calculations were performed for the Pt overlayer or the Pt₇ cluster on the Ni(111) surface and for hydrogen chemisorption on these systems. Correlations between the surface-atom local density of electronic-state properties before chemisorption, surface reactivity, and the initial-state contribution to the metal core-level shifts, respectively, is documented and discussed. The experimentally observed catalytic properties of Pt Ni alloy surfaces are also briefly considered. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Effects of substrate relaxation in regular chemisorption. Hydrogen on graphite

Substrate relaxation is shown to play an important role in the 1 : 2 regular chemisorption of hydrogen atoms above alternate carbon atoms in a graphite monolayer. Binding energy, population analysis and electron density maps show that the direct HC bond is strengthened on relaxation.     

Hydrogen chemisorption on supported platinum, gold, and platinum-gold-alloy catalysts

Alloyed catalysts receive considerable attention, because of their unique catalytic properties; they often show higher selectivity, activity, and stability compared to the pure metal particles. To provide insights in the origins of these features, we report the structure and the interaction of hydrogen with each of the metals in an intimately mixed platinum-gold catalyst and compare these characteristics to those in the single metal particles. X-Ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and electron microscopy analysis showed that the structure of the mixed particle differed from the single metal particles. The interaction of platinum with hydrogen is stronger than the H-Au interaction and the adsorption sites were different. EXAFS analysis showed that the structure of the platinum clusters changes with increasing hydrogen coverage, observed as a relaxation of the contracted Pt-Pt distance and an increase in the Pt-Pt coordination number. No such changes were observed for gold clusters. Well-mixed PtAu-alloy clusters, with a bulk Au-to-Pt ratio of two, supported on SiO(2), adsorb hydrogen on both platinum and gold atoms, which indicates that gold cannot be regarded as an inert metal. The heat of adsorption on the platinum ensembles does not decrease upon alloying; the weakening of the overall hydrogen adsorption strength when alloying platinum with gold is an ensemble-size effect.     

Quantum-chemical studies of olefin activation on gallium oxide

The interaction of propylene with gallium oxide has been studied by the MINDO-3 method using a cluster model. It is shown that the energy barrier against allyl C–H bond dissociation is mainly determined by the Coulomb repulsion between the molecule and the central metal ion. Interaction of the dissociating hydrogen with the oxygen of the fragment ensures the stabilization of the system.

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Processing and structure of gallium nitride—gallium oxide platelet nanostructures

Gallium nitride-gallium oxide structures were formed by heat-treating gallium nitride (GaN) powders in several gas environments at temperatures from 400°C to 900°C. The platelet nanostructured particles were examined at several stages of oxidation by microscopic, structural, chemical and optical spectroscopic techniques. Particle morphology, nanophase characterization and photoluminescence data showed that the oxide layers passivate the GaN platelets surfaces and significantly reduce the yellow emission while enhancing near band-edge emission.     

Kinetic models for the chemisorption of organic compounds on oxide surfaces

A kinetic equation for chemisorption on amorphous oxide surfaces is proposed, and activation energies, pre-exponential factors for reactions of various organosilicon compounds with Si, Ti and Al oxide active sites are calculated. Relationships between the kinetic parameters and reagent structure were established.     

Effect of gallium oxide dopants on electrophysical and sorption properties of zinc oxide

The effect of gallium oxide dopants (0.1–0.3 at.% Ga) on the electrophysical and sorption properties of ZnO was studied in the temperature range from 19 to 350 °C. The introduction of the dopant increasing the conductivity of ZnO is accompanied by a change in the amounts of SO₂ and Cl₂ sorbed and the reactivity of zinc oxide. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 266–270, February, 1999.     

Synthesis and characterization of gallium oxide nanoparticles

This review is based on the literature describing several methods for the synthesis of gallium oxide nanoparticles. Several techniques have been used for the synthesis of gallium oxide Ga₂O₃ nanoparticles. Gallium oxide Ga₂O₃ nanoparticles have been synthesized from different precursors. Different synthetic methods and different precursors produce nanoparticles which vary in size and shape. Over a dozen of synthetic methods for preparation of gallium oxide Ga₂O₃ nanoparticles together with the characterization techniques used have been discussed.     

Molecular precursors to gallium oxide thin films

The donor-functionalised alkoxides [Et(2)Ga(OR)](2)(R = CH(2)CH(2)NMe(2)(1), CH(CH(2)NMe(2))(2)(2), CH(2)CH(2)OMe (3), CH(CH(3))CH(2)NMe(2)(4), C(CH(3))(2)CH(2)OMe (5)) were synthesised by the 1:1 reaction of Et(3)Ga with ROH in hexane or dichloromethane at room temperature. Reaction of Et(3)Ga with excess ROH in refluxing toluene resulted in the isolation of a 1:1 mixture of [Et(2)Ga(OR)](2) and the ethylgallium bisalkoxide [EtGa(OR)(2)](R = CH(2)CH(2)NMe(2)(6) or CH(CH(3))CH(2)NMe(2)(7)). X-ray crystallography showed that compound 6 is monomeric and this complex represents the first structurally characterised monomeric gallium bisalkoxide. Homoleptic gallium trisalkoxides [Ga(OR)(3)](2) were prepared by the 1:6 reaction of [Ga(NMe(2))(3)](2) with ROH (R = CH(2)CH(2)NMe(2)(8), CH(CH(3))CH(2)NMe(2)(9), C(CH(3))(2)CH(2)OMe (10)). The decomposition of compounds 1, 4, 5 and 8 were studied by thermal gravimetric analysis. Low pressure CVD of 1 and 5 resulted in the formation of thin films of crystalline Ga(2)O(3).     

Investigation of the chemisorption of propylene on zinc oxide by temperature-programmed desorption

The interactions of propylene with zinc oxide have been studied by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) under experimental conditions free of inter- or intraparticle limitations or readsorption phenomena.The results indicate that propylene is adsorbed on two types of active sites, and the Arrhenius parameters for the corresponding desorption processes have been calculated; moreover, on the basis of these results, important hypotheses can be made regarding the reaction mechanisms of the total oxidation and the dehydroaromatization of propylene on zinc oxide.The experiments confirm that thermal methods can be successfully used in the interesting and important field of heterogeneous catalysis.

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Zusammenfassung Die Wechselwirkungen von Propylen mit Zinkoxid wurden durch temperaturprogrammierte Desorption (TPD) unter Versuchsbedingungen frei von inter- oder intrapartikulären Begrenzungen oder Readsorptionserscheinungen untersucht.Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß Propylen an zwei Typen von aktiven Stellen adsorbiert wird. Die Arrhenius-Parameter für die entsprechenden Desorptionsprozesse wurden berechnet. Aufgrund dieser Ergebnisse können wichtige Hypothesen bezüglich des Reaktionsmechanismus der totalen Oxidation und der Dehydroaromatisierung von Propylen an Zinkoxid aufgestellt werden.Die Versuche bestätigen, daß thermische Methoden auf dem interessanten und wichtigen Gebiet der heterogenen Katalyse mit Erfolg eingesetzt werden können.

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The effect of anions on hydrogen chemisorption and oxide formation on Pt in aqueous acids

An approximate treatment shows that the superficial area of a mercury pool overlain by an aqueous electrolyte solution and contained within a cylindrical vessel of radius R (not less than about 12 mm) is given by πR²+2.603 aR+0.26 a², where a is a constant in the range 2.4±0.2 mm.