Probing the interface in vapor-deposited bimetallic Pd-Au and Pt-Au films by CO adsorption from the liquid phase

Bimetallic Pd-Au and Pt-Au and monometallic Pd, Pt, and Au films were prepared by physical vapor deposition. The resulting surfaces were characterized by means of XPS, AFM, and CO adsorption from the liquid phase (CH2Cl2) monitored by ATR-IR spectroscopy. CO adsorption combined with ATR-IR proved to be a very sensitive method for probing the degree of interdiffusion occurring at the interfaces whose properties were altered by variation of the Pd and Pt film thickness from 0.2 to 2 nm. Because no CO adsorption was observed on Au, the evaporation of Pt-group metals on Au allowed us to study the effect of dilution on the adsorption properties of the surfaces. At equivalent Pd film thickness, the evaporation of Au reduced the amount of adsorbed CO and caused the formation of 2-fold bridging CO, which was almost absent in monometallic surfaces. Additionally, the average particle size on Pd-Au surfaces was smaller than that on monometallic Pd surfaces. The results indicate that a Pd/Au diffuse interface is formed that affects the Pd particle size even more drastically than the simple decrease in Pd film thickness in monometallic surfaces. Pt-Au surfaces were less sensitive to CO adsorption, indicating that the two metals do not mix to a significant extent. The difference in the interfacial behavior of Pd and Pt in the bimetallic gold films is traced to the largely different Pd-Au and Pt-Au miscibility gaps.     

乙烯基乙酸酯合成钯-金催化剂中金的助催化作用

硅胶负载的钯-金双金属催化剂是乙烯乙酰氧基化制乙烯基乙酸酯(VA)的高选择性催化剂,本文应用平面和负载纳米颗粒模型催化剂体系研究金的助催化作用,应用低能离子散射谱、低能电子衍射、X射线光电子能谱、反射红外吸收光谱及程序升温脱附等技术表征这些模型催化剂.结果表明,金的主要助催化作用是隔离催化剂表面的催化活性钯原子,形成孤立的钯活性中心,从而大大抑制或消除反应物和/或产物在毗邻多原子钯中心上的深度分解,提高VA合成的选择性及活性.同时由于形成了孤立的钯原子活性中心,反应副产物或中间物之一的一氧化碳吸附较弱,避免了催化剂表面的一氧化碳中毒,进而提高催化活性.     

Selective hydrogenation of citral over Au-based bimetallic catalysts in supercritical carbon dioxide

Selective hydrogenation of citral was investigated over Au-based bimetallic catalysts in the environmentally benign supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO₂) medium. The catalytic performances were different in citral hydrogenation when Pd or Ru was mixed (physically and chemically) with Au. Compared with the corresponding monometallic catalyst, the total conversion and the selectivity to citronellal (CAL) were significantly enhanced over TiO₂ supported Pd and Au bimetallic catalysts (physically and chemically mixed); however, the conversion and selectivity did not change when Ru was physically mixed with Au catalyst compared to the monometallic Ru/TiO₂, and the chemically mixed Ru-Au/TiO₂ catalyst did not show any activity. The effect of CO₂ pressure on the conversion of citral and product selectivity was significantly different over the Au/TiO₂, Pd-Au/TiO₂, and Pd/TiO₂ catalysts. It was assumed to be ascribed to the difference in the interactions between Au, Pd nanoparticles and CO₂ under different CO₂ pressures.     

The properties of Pd/Au bimetallic colloidal catalysts stabilized by chitosan and prepared by simultaneous and stepwise chemical reduction of the precursor ions

Bimetallic Pd/Au nanoparticle catalysts were prepared with chitosan as a stabilizer. The preparation procedure included mixing or stepwise adding palladium and gold ions in various molar ratios followed by simultaneous or stepwise reduction using either methanol or sodium borohydride (nb) as reducing agents. TEM and UV-Vis characterization showed that the particle size of bimetallic Chi-Pd/Au prepared by simultaneous reduction was smaller than that of the samples prepared by stepwise reduction methods. The particle size varied in the 1 to 24 nm range at all Pd/Au molar ratios of bimetallic compositions. Sodium borohydride was the most effective reducing agent for the preparation of bimetallic Chi-Pd_coreA_ushell by the stepwise reduction. The catalytic activities of Chi-Pd/Au prepared by either simultaneous or stepwise reductions were generally higher than those of the respective monometallic systems whereas the most active catalysts were prepared by the simultaneous reduction. Shielding the palladium metal colloid with gold sol led to the decrease in catalytic activity. The turnover frequencies (TOFs) for Chi-Pd/Au-me in catalytic hydrogenation of 1-octene were as high as 20.855 and 89.336 for monometallic and bimetallic catalysts respectively. TOFs for Chi-Pd/Au-nb were in the region between 2.978 and 87.429. The core-shell and alloy formation of the bimetallic Chi-Pd/Au were inferred from the particle size measurements and evaluation of catalytic activity.     

Graphene nanoplatelets supported metal nanoparticles for electrochemical oxidation of hydrazine

Graphene nanoplatelets have been applied as the support to electrodeposit monometallic Au and Pd nanoparticles as well as bimetallic Au–Pd nanoparticles. These nanoparticles have been characterized with scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, and electrochemical techniques. They are further utilized as the catalysts for electrochemical oxidation of hydrazine. The oxidation peak potential is − 0.35 and 0.53 V (vs. SCE) when monometallic Pd and Au nanoparticle are used as the catalysts. When bimetallic nanoparticles are applied as the catalyst, their composition affects the peak potential and peak current for the oxidation of hydrazine. Higher oxidation current is achieved when bimetallic Au–Pd nanoparticles with an atomic ratio of 3:1 are deposited on graphene nanoplatelets. Metal nanoparticle-loaded graphene nanoplatelets are thus novel platforms for electrocatalytic, electroanalytical, environmental, and related applications.     

Fabrication of monometallic (Co,Pd, Pt,Au) and bimetallic (Pt/Au,Au/Pt) thin films with hierarchical architectures as electrocatalysts

Co thin films with novel hierarchical structures were controllably fabricated by simple electrochemical deposition in the absence of hard and soft templates, which were used as sacrificial templates to further prepare noble metal (Pd, Pt, Au) hierarchical micro/nanostructures via metal exchange reactions. SEM characterization demonstrated that the resulting noble metal thin films displayed hierarchical architectures. The as-prepared noble metal thin films could be directly used as the anode catalysts for the electro-oxidation of formic acid. Moreover, bimetallic catalysts (Pt/Au, Au/Pt) fabricated based on the monometallic Au, Pt micro/nanostructures exhibited the higher catalytic activity compared to the previous monometallic catalysts.     

The composition and structure of Pd-Au surfaces

Pd, Au, and Pd-Au mixtures were deposited via physical vapor deposition onto a Mo(110) substrate, and the surface concentration and morphology of the Pd-Au mixtures were determined by low-energy ion scattering spectroscopy (LEISS), infrared absorption spectroscopy (IRAS), temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Pd-Au mixtures form a stable alloy between 700 and 1000 K with substantial enrichment in Au compared to the bulk composition. Annealing a 1:1 Pd-Au mixture at 800 K leads to the formation of a surface alloy with a composition Au(0.8)Pd(0.2) where Pd is predominantly surrounded by Au. The surface concentration of this isolated Pd site can be systematically controlled by altering the bulk Pd-Au alloy concentration.     

Pb促进的Pd/γ-Al2O3催化剂上H2O2氧化甘油反应

制备了Pd含量为1 wt%、不同Pb/Pd摩尔比的γ-Al2O3负载Pd-Pb双金属催化剂,并用于常压、45°C和pH =11条件下H2O2氧化甘油反应中.催化剂的形貌和分散度采用扫描电镜-X射线电子散射谱和透射电镜进行了表征;双金属催化剂中合金相用X射线光电子能谱进行了验证.单金属Pd催化剂上反应结束后甘油转化率为19%,但随着Pb的加入甘油转化率增大到约100%.所制四个不同Pb/Pd原子比的双金属催化剂PdPb0.25, PdPb0.50, PdPb1.00和PdPb1.60均可氧化甘油至二羟基丙酮(DIHA),反应结束后DIHA选择性分别可达59%,58%,34%和25%.     

Biodeposited Pd/Au bimetallic nanoparticles as novel Suzuki catalysts

The use of two nanoparticulate palladium based catalysts in the Suzuki reaction is described. One monometallic (Pd) and one bimetallic (Pd/Au) catalyst were prepared by the environmentally benign method of bioreductive precipitation by Shewanella oneidensis. Both catalysts successfully mediated the Suzuki coupling, however, the Au doped catalyst was shown to deliver more reproducible results with a broader reaction scope.     

The effect of alloying on the H-atom adsorption on the (100) surfaces of Pd-Ag,Pd-Pt,Pd-Au,Pt-Ag,and Pt-Au. A theoretical study

The effect of alloying on the adsorption of atomic hydrogen was studied using density functional theory (DFT). In the study the (100) surfaces of Pd-Ag, Pd-Pt, Pd-Au, Pt-Ag, and Pt-Au alloys were considered by means of a cluster model. The structural and energetic properties of the H atom adsorbed on the Pd₄Me (Me = Ag, Pt, Au) and Pt₄Me (Me = Pd, Ag, Au) clusters were calculated and compared with the H-atom adsorption on monometallic clusters. The effect of alloying on the H-atom adsorption is evident for all the investigated bimetallic systems. However, it strongly depends on the second metal atom, Me, is placed in the surface layer or in the subsurface one. In general, the H atom adsorbed in a site containing the second metal exhibits different properties from those characteristic of its adsorption on Pd(100) and Pt(100). Hence, the modified interaction between atomic hydrogen and the alloyed surfaces may increase the selectivity of the catalytic hydrogenation reactions on such surfaces.     

金掺杂对碳负载钯催化还原性能的促进作用

在许多催化应用中双金属的PdAu催化剂性能优于单金属催化剂.科研人员对具有可控纳米结构和高活性的PdAu催化剂进行了广泛的研究,但该催化剂的制备需要多步且通常步骤复杂.本文仅通过浸渍和焙烧制得了Au掺杂的负载型Pd催化剂,所得PdAu/C催化剂用于室温水相三氯乙烯加氢脱氯反应.当Pd和Au负载量分别为1.0 wt%和1.1 wt%时,在经过干燥、空气处理和H2还原的过程后，所制得的PdAu/C催化剂活性最高,初始转化频率(TOF)为34.0×10–2 molTCEmolPd–1 s–1,是单金属1.0 wt%Pd/C催化剂TOF (2.2×10–2 molTCEmolPd–1 s–1)的15倍以上. X射线吸收光谱结果表明,金的加入避免了400oC焙烧时Pd的氧化.本文还提出了可能的催化剂纳米结构演变路径,以解释所观察到的催化现象.     

2-乙基蒽醌在双金属整体式催化剂上的氢化反应: 实验和DFT研究

过氧化氢(H2O2)是一种绿色化工原料和环境友好氧化剂. 目前, 超过 98% 的H2O2是通过蒽醌法生产. 蒽醌法主要包括 2-乙基蒽醌氢化生成 2-乙基氢蒽醌和 2-乙基氢蒽醌氧化生成 2-乙基蒽醌和H2O2的过程. 其中, 2-乙基蒽醌氢化是关键步骤. 在氢化过程中, 生成的 2-乙基氢蒽醌和四氢-2-乙基氢蒽醌是目标产物, 同时生成许多副产物. 目前, Pd 颗粒催化剂是广泛使用的催化剂, 但是蒽醌氢化过程中, 质量传递是主要的控制因素. 与颗粒催化剂对比, 整体式催化剂可以减弱整个反应的内外扩散, 提高反应速率. 很多研究结果显示, 整体式催化剂的传质优于颗粒催化剂, 可以提高催化效率. 近期许多研究显示, 双金属颗粒催化剂在很多氢化反应中体现出优异的催化性能. 本工作制备了双金属整体式催化剂, 考察了其在蒽醌氢化过程中的催化性能.首先, 通过浸渍法制备了4 种双金属整体式催化剂 Pd-M/SiO2/COR (M = Ni, Fe, Mn和 Cu)以及Pd/SiO2/COR和Ni/SiO2/COR两种单金属整体式催化剂. 催化活性结果显示, Ni/SiO2/COR的H2O2产量低于 Pd/SiO2/COR, 而且在 700 oC还原的 Pd-Ni/SiO2/COR 整体式催化剂在 Pd/M = 2 时取得了最高选择性 (95.3%) 和H2O2产量 (7.5 g/L). 然后, 考察了金属负载量的影响. 结果显示, 在金属负载量低于 0.4% 时, 随着金属负载量增加, 选择性和H2O2产量增加, 在金属负载量高于0.4% 时, 随着金属负载量增加, 选择性和H2O2产量降低. TEM结果表明, 添加第二种金属后, 双金属整体式催化剂颗粒尺寸变小, 分布更均匀. EDS结果显示, 双金属形成了合金. H2-TPR结果显示, 随着Pd/M比率增加, 还原温度降低, 说明Pd有助于第二种金属氧化物的还原. 这可能是由于 Pd 表面的氢溢流到第二种金属 (Ni, Fe, Mn和 Cu) 表面. 此外, 文献结果表明, 合金的形成能够抑制 PdH 的形成. 本工作表明添加第二种金属 (Ni, Fe, Mn和Cu) 后, PdH 的峰强度减弱或者峰消失, 也说明形成了合金. XPS 结果显示, 添加第二种金属后,在 336.3 ± 0.1 和 341.4 ± 0.1 eV 出现了新的 Pd 3d5/2和 Pd 3d3/2峰, 说明形成了合金. H2-O2滴定结果表明, Pd-Ni/SiO2/COR的Pd分散度和Pd比表面积都高于其他双金属催化剂, 说明第二种金属 Ni 更有利于促进 Pd 的分散, 减弱颗粒集聚, 揭示了Pd 和 Ni 之间强烈的相互作用. DFT 计算结果显示, Pd3M1(M = Ni, Fe, Mn和Cu) 双金属整体式催化剂和 2-乙基蒽醌之间的结合能低于 Pd/SiO2/COR和 2-乙基蒽醌之间的结合能, 但是 Pd3M1(M = Ni, Fe和Mn) 双金属催化剂和 2-乙基氢蒽醌之间的结合能减小得很少, 这可能是由于 2-乙基蒽醌的 C=O 和第二种金属之间具有强烈相互作用的缘故. Pd3Cu1双金属催化剂和 2-乙基氢蒽醌之间的结合能减小很多, 主要是由于 Pd3Cu1表面不利于 2-乙基氢蒽醌的吸附.因此, Pd-Ni/SiO2/COR 比 Pd/SiO2/COR, Ni/SiO2/COR 和其他的双金属整体式催化剂具有更高的选择性和H2O2产量, 主要是由于合金的形成以及 2-乙基氢蒽醌的 C=O 双键和 2-乙基氢蒽醌强烈的相互作用.     

不同状态Au对甲酸在Pd催化剂上电催化性能的影响

合成并比较了碳载Au(Au/C)、碳载Pd(Pd/C)、碳载高合金化Pd-Au(Pd-Au/C-T)和碳载非合金化Pd-Au(Pd-Au/C-H)催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性和稳定性.结果表明,Au/C对甲酸氧化基本没有电催化活性,而Pd/C对甲酸氧化有较好的电催化性能,Au的加入能进一步提高Pd催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性和稳定性,特别是Pd-Au/C-T对甲酸氧化的电催化活性和稳定性要好于Pd-Au/C-H,更远好于Pd/C催化剂.相关反应机理有待进一步揭示.     

Synthesis of Au, Au/Ag, Au/Pt and Au/Pd nanoparticles using the microwave-polyol method

Gold, Au/Ag, Au/Pt and Au/Pd bimetallic nanoparticles with varying mol fractions were synthesized in ethylene glycol and glycerol, using the microwave technique in the presence of a stabilizer poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP). It was found that bimetallic colloids of Au/Ag, Au/Pd and Au/Pt form an alloy either on co-reduction of respective metal ions or on mixing individual sols.     

AuPd/SiO_2催化剂用于无溶剂条件下分子氧液相氧化甲苯

采用浸渍法和溶胶负载法制备了一系列Au-Pd双金属催化剂,用氮吸附法,X光粉末衍射(XRD)、程序升温还原(TPR),扫描电镜(SEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对催化剂进行了表征.以分子氧为氧化剂,在无任何其它溶剂存在的条件下,考察了催化剂制备方法、不同类型载体、Au/Pd原子比、浸渍顺序、活化温度、催化剂用量及反应时间等多种因素对甲苯选择氧化反应的影响.实验结果表明:对SiO_2载体,以共浸渍法制备的催化剂活性和选择性最好;TiO_2载体,以溶胶负载法制备的催化剂活性和选择性较好;Au Pd双金属催化剂比单金或者单钯催化剂具有更好的催化活性.其中Au Pd/SiO_2-I催化剂使甲苯转化率达到56.8%,苯甲酸苄酯的选择性为9 1.3%,TON值为3692.Au Pd/SiO_2-I催化剂中氧化态的钯和零价金更利于催化剂中的电子传递从而利于催化氧化反应的进行.     

SiO2负载的Au-Ni双金属催化剂在乙炔选择加氢反应中的应用

负载型Au催化剂在乙炔选择加氢反应中表现出很高的乙烯选择性,但其转化率相对较低.通过添加第二种金属如Pd,Fe,Ag和Cu等,制备双金属催化剂是提高其在加氢反应中催化活性的一种非常有效的手段.其中Au-Pd双金属催化剂是最受关注的体系之一,Pd的加入可以非常显著地提高其催化乙炔选择加氢反应的活性.据文献报道,与Pd同一主族的Ni也具有较好的加氢活性.尽管与Pd相比,Ni很难与Au形成合金,但目前已有Au-Ni双金属催化剂在多种反应中表现出协同效应的报道,如水气变换、CO氧化以及芳香硝基化合物选择加氢等.因此,向Au催化剂中添加Ni也可能提高催化剂在乙炔选择加氢反应中的催化活性.因此,我们采用两步法制备了一系列SiO2负载的具有不同Ni:Au原子比的Au-Ni双金属催化剂,并将其用于乙炔选择加氢反应,发现Au-Ni双金属催化剂在该反应中表现出了显著的协同效应,其活性明显优于相应单金属催化剂的活性.尽管其乙烯选择性略低于单金属Au催化剂,但明显高于单金属Ni催化剂.通过调节还原温度和/或Ni:Au的比例,对催化剂的性能进行了优化.结果显示,当Ni:Au=0.5时,催化剂表现出最优的综合性能,即兼具较高的乙炔转化率和乙烯选择性.为了研究Au-Ni双金属催化剂中金属纳米粒子的结构、组成以及Au-Ni之间的相互作用,我们对催化剂进行了X射线衍射(XRD)、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、能量散射谱(EDS)以及原位红外光谱(DRIFTS)表征.XRD和TEM结果显示,催化剂中的Au-Ni双金属纳米粒子都具有高分散和粒径均匀的特点.通过EDS分析,发现在Au-Ni双金属催化剂中的单个金属纳米粒子同时含有Au和Ni两种元素,尽管每个纳米粒子中Ni:Au的比例有差异.HRTEM结果发现,Au-Ni双金属纳米粒子的晶格间距介于Au(111)和Ni(111)的晶面间距之间,说明在Au-Ni双金属催化剂中有Au-Ni合金形成.原位DRIFTS结果显示,在Au-Ni双金属催化剂中,Au的存在促进了Ni的还原,说明Au与Ni之间存在紧密的相互作用.综上可见,Au和Ni在乙炔选择加氢反应中所表现出的协同效应主要归功于Au-Ni合金的形成,其中金属态Ni起主要的活性作用,而Au的存在则提高了催化剂的乙烯选择性.     

Characterization of trimetallic Pt-Pd-Au/CeO2 catalysts combinatorial designed for methane total oxidation

In the present work, the role and the effect of platinum and gold on the catalytic performance of ceria supported tri-metallic Pt-Pd-Au catalysts have been studied. The optimum composition of these tri-metallic supported catalysts has been discovered using methods and tools of combinatorial catalyst library design. Detailed catalytic, spectroscopic and physico-chemical characterization of catalysts in the vicinity of the optimum in the given compositional space has been performed. The temperature-programmed oxidation of methane revealed that the addition of Pt and Au to Pd/CeO2 catalyst resulted in higher conversion values in the whole investigated temperature range compared to the monometallic Pd catalyst. The time-on-stream experiments provided further evidence for the high-stability of tri-metallic catalysts compared to the monometallic one. Kinetic studies revealed the stronger adsorption of methane on Pt-Pd/CeO2 catalysts than over Pd/CeO2. XPS analysis showed that Pt and Au stabilize Pd in a more reduced form even under condition of methane oxidation. FTIR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO and hydrogen TPD measurements provided indirect evidences for alloying of Pt and Au with Pd. CO chemisorption data indicated that tri-metallic catalysts have increased accessible metallic surface area. It is suggested that advantageous catalytic properties of tri-metallic Pt-Au-Pd/CeO2 catalysts compared to the monometallic one can be attributed to (i) suppression of the formation of ionic forms of Pd(II), (ii) reaching an optimum ratio between Pd0 and PdO species, and (iii) stabilization of Pd in high dispersion. The results also indicate that Pd0 - PdO ensemble sites are required for methane activation.     

Concerted Catalysis by Adjacent Palladium and Gold in Alloy Nanoparticles for the Versatile and Practical [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkynes

A Pd‐Au alloy efficiently catalyzed the [2+2+2] cycloaddition of substituted alkynes. Whereas monometallic Pd and Au catalysts were totally ineffective, Pd‐Au alloy nanoparticle catalysts with a low Pd/Au molar ratio showed high activity to give the corresponding polysubstituted arenes in high yields. A variety of substituted alkynes participated in various modes of cycloaddition under Pd‐Au alloy catalysis. The Pd‐Au alloy catalysts exhibited high air tolerance and reusability.     

Bimetallic Au/Pd catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols in the poly(ethylene glycol)/CO2 system

Bimetallic Au/Pd nanoparticles were prepared and used to catalyze oxidation of alcohols in the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)/CO₂ biphasic system using O₂ as the oxidant without adding any base. The catalytic activity of Au/Pd bimetal with different mole ratios was studied using benzyl alcohol as the substrate. It was found that bimetallic Au/Pd nanoparticles with Au:Pd=1:3.5 had higher catalytic activity than monometallic Au, Pd and the bimetallic Au/Pd nanoparticles with other molar ratios. The effect of CO₂ pressure on the oxidation of benzyl alcohol and 1-phenylethanol in PEG/CO₂ was investigated. It was demonstrated that CO₂ pressure could be used to tune the conversion and selectivity of the reactions effectively. α,β,-Unsaturated alcohols were also studied and found to be more reactive than benzyl alcohol and 1-phenylethanol. Recycling experiments showed that the Au/Pd/PEG/CO₂ catalytic system could be recycled at least four times without reducing the activity. In addition, the catalytic system is clean and the products can be separated easily.     

Synthesis, characterization and SERS activity of Au-Ag nanorods

The formation mechanism and morphology of Au-Ag bimetallic colloidal nanoparticles depend on the composition. Ag coated Au colloidal nanoparticles have been prepared by deposition of Ag through chemical reduction on performed Au colloid. The composition of the Au(100-x)-Ag(x) particles was varied from x=0 to 50. The obtained colloids were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The Au(80)-Ag(20) colloid consists of alloy nanorods with dimension of 25nmx100nm. The activity of these nanorods in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was checked by using sodium salicylate as an adsorbate probe. Intense SERS bands are observed indicating its usefulness as a SERS substrate in near infrared (NIR) laser excitation.