Reversible Structural Modulation of Fe–Pt Bimetallic Surfaces and Its Effect on Reactivity

Tunable surface: The surface structure of the Fe–Pt bimetallic catalyst can be reversibly modulated between the iron‐oxide‐rich Pt surface and the Pt‐skin structure with subsurface Fe via alternating reduction and oxidation treatments (see figure). The regenerated active Pt‐skin structure is active in reactions involving CO and/or O.

     

Ag on Pt(111): Changes in Electronic and CO Adsorption Properties upon PtAg/Pt(111) Monolayer Surface Alloy Formation

The electronic and chemical (adsorption) properties of bimetallic Ag/Pt(111) surfaces and their modification upon surface alloy formation, that is, during intermixing of Ag and Pt atoms in the top atomic layer upon annealing, were studied by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and, using CO as probe molecule, by temperature‐programmed desorption (TPD) and infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS), respectively. The surface alloys are prepared by deposition of sub‐monolayer Ag amounts on a Pt(111) surface at room temperature, leading to extended Ag monolayer islands on the substrate, and subsequent annealing of these surfaces. Surface alloy formation starts at ≈600–650 K, which is evidenced by core‐level shifts (CLSs) of the Ag(3d_5/2) signal. A distinct change of the CO adsorption properties is observed when going to the intermixed PtAg surface alloys. Most prominently, we find the growth of a new desorption feature at higher temperature (≈550 K) in the TPD spectra upon surface alloy formation. This goes along with a shift of the CO_ad‐related IR bands to lower wave number. Surface alloy formation is almost completed after heating to 700 K.     

From Adlayer Islands to Surface Alloy: Structural and Chemical Changes on Bimetallic PtRu/Ru(0001) Surfaces

The correlation between structural and chemical properties of bimetallic PtRu/Ru(0001) model catalysts and their modification upon stepwise annealing of a submonolayer Pt‐covered Ru(0001) surface up to the formation of an equilibrated Pt_xRu_1?x/Ru(0001) monolayer surface alloy was investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy and by the adsorption of CO and D₂ probe molecules. Both temperature‐programmed desorption and IR measurements demonstrate the influence of the surface structure on the adsorption properties of the bimetallic surface, which can be explained by changes of the composition of the adsorption ensembles (ensemble effects) for D adsorption and by changes in the electronic interaction (ligand effects, strain effects) of the metallic constituents for CO and D adsorption upon alloy formation.     

氢原子在Pt及Pt系双金属催化表面吸附的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(dFT)考察了Pt(100)、(110)、(111)三种表面氢原子的吸附行为, 计算了覆盖度为0.25 ML时氢原子在Pt 三种表面和M-Pt(111)双金属(M=Al, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Pd)上的最稳定吸附位、表面能以及吸附前后金属表面原子层间弛豫情况. 分析了氢原子在不同双金属表面吸附前后的局域态密度变化以及双金属表面d 带中心偏离费米能级的程度并与氢吸附能进行了关联. 计算结果表明, 在Pt(100), Pt(110)和Pt(111)表面, 氢原子的稳定吸附位分别为桥位、短桥位和fcc 穴位. 三种表面中以Pt(111)的表面能最低, 结构最稳定. 氢原子在不同M-Pt(111)双金属表面上的最稳定吸附位均为fcc 穴位, 其中在Ni-Pt 双金属表面的吸附能最低, Co-Pt 次之. 表明氢原子在Ni-Pt 和Co-Pt 双金属表面的吸附最稳定. 通过对氢原子在M-Pt(111)双金属表面吸附前后的局域态密度变化的分析, 验证了氢原子吸附能计算结果的准确性. 掺杂金属Ni、Co、Fe 的3d-Pt(111)双金属表面在吸附氢原子后发生弛豫, 第一层和第二层金属原子均不同程度地向外膨胀. 此外, 3d金属的掺入使得其对应的M-Pt(111)双金属表面d带中心与Pt 相比更靠近费米能级, 吸附氢原子能力增强, 表明3d-Pt系双金属表面有可能比Pt具有更好的脱氢活性.     

Density Functional Theory Study of the Adsorption of C2H2 on the Cu/Pt(111) Bimetallic Surfaces

We applied periodic density-functional theory to investigate the adsorption of C2H2 on the Cu/Pt bimetallic and monometallic surfaces, including Cu-Pt-Pt and Pt-Cu-Pt representing the monolayer Cu on the Pt surface and subsurface Cu in the Pt surface, respectively. For the Pt(111) and Pt-Cu-Pt surfaces, C2H2 is preferentially a 3-fold "parallel-bridge" configuration, and a "μ-bridge" structure exists above the Cu(111) and Cu-Pt-Pt surfaces. The adsorption energy of C2H2 on these surfaces decreases in the order Pt(111) > Cu-Pt-Pt > Pt-Cu-Pt > Cu(111). The analysis of density of states, charge, and vibrational frequencies showed obviously weakening of the adsorbed C-C bond and high sp2 character on the carbon atom. Furthermore, when the top-layer compositions are equal, the nearer the EF d-band center is, the larger the C2H2 adsorption energy will be.     

负载型Au-Pd双金属催化剂的制备及其对CO氧化的催化活性

采用改性的等体积浸渍法制备了SiO2负载的Au-Pd双金属催化剂,考察了催化剂的焙烧温度对CO氧化反应活性的影响.与623,723和773K的条件下焙烧的催化剂相比,673K焙烧的催化剂具有良好的催化CO氧化活性,CO完全转化温度低于398K.应用N2物理吸附、X射线衍射、程序升温还原、CO程序升温脱附及X射线光电子能谱等技术对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,673K焙烧的催化剂具有最大的比表面积和最小的孔径,存在Au0,Pd0和PdO相,AuxPdy合金相很少;而773K焙烧的催化剂上除了含有Au0,Pd0和PdO相外,还存在明显的AuxPdy合金相.具有大比表面积,小孔径,Au0,Pd0和PdO多相共存的催化剂可使CO的吸附量增加,催化活性提高;而AuxPdy合金相的生成并不能提高催化剂的催化活性.     

Adsorption isotherm of CO on Pt(111) electrodes.

We have determined, for the first time, the equilibrium CO coverage of Pt(111) electrodes at room temperature in 0.1 M H(2)SO(4) as a function of the CO partial pressure using CO-stripping cyclic voltammetry. Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was used to confirm qualitatively the coverage values obtained.     

Explaining Cu@Pt Bimetallic Nanoparticles Activity Based on NO Adsorption

Cu@Pt nanoparticles (NPs) are experimentally regarded as improved catalysts for NO_x storage/reduction, with higher activities and selectivities compared with pure Pt or Cu NPs, and with inverse Pt@Cu NPs. Here, a density functional theory-based study on such NP models with different sizes and shapes reveals that the observed enhanced stability of Cu@Pt compared with Pt@Cu NPs is due to energetic reasons. On both types of core@shell NPs, charge is transferred from Cu to Pt, strengthening the NP cohesion energy in Pt@Cu NPs, and spreading charge along the surface in Cu@Pt NPs. The negative surface Pt atoms in the latter diminish the NO bonding owing to an energetic rise of the Pt bands, as detected by the appliance of the d-band model, although other factors, such as atomic low coordination or the presence of an immediate subsurface Pt atom do as well. A charge density difference analysis discloses a donation/back-donation mechanism in the NO adsorption.     

CO Blocking of D2 Dissociative Adsorption on Ru(0001)

The influence of pre‐adsorbed CO on the dissociative adsorption of D₂ on Ru(0001) is studied by molecular‐beam techniques. We determine the initial dissociation probability of D₂ as a function of its kinetic energy for various CO pre‐coverages between 0.00 and 0.67 monolayers (ML) at a surface temperature of 180 K. The results indicate that CO blocks D₂ dissociation and perturbs the local surface reactivity up to the nearest‐neighbour Ru atoms. Non‐activated sticking and dissociation become less important with increasing CO coverage, and vanish at θ_CO≈0.33 ML. In addition, at high D₂ kinetic energy (>35 kJ mol^?1) the site‐blocking capability of CO decreases rapidly. These observations are attributed to a CO‐induced activation barrier for D₂ dissociation in the vicinity of CO molecules.     

Adsorption Behavior for CO on Modified MCM—41 with Zn and CuCl

The Zn-Cu(I)/HMCM-41 catalysts were successfully prepared in laboratory scale by solid-state ion exchange with CuCl salt,together with introduction of Zn to improve the dispersion degree of the active component Cu(I) on the surface. With increase of the amounts of Zn and CuCl from 0% to 9.0% and 25.0% respectively, CO adsorption the amounts of increased from 10.6μmol/g to 183.0μmol/g correspondingly. The in situ FT-IR spectra for CO adsorption demonstrated that there existed two dynamic equilibriums between surface carbonyl complexes:Cu(CO)3^ ←→Cu(CO)2^ CO and Cu(CO)2^ ←→Cu(CO)^ CO.The equilibriums can be shifted reversibly by changing the temperature and pressure.Due to the modified MCM-41 mesoporous materials possess both of the acidic and metallic carbonyl centers, this kind of material can be developed into mesoporous bifunctional catalysts for carbonylation reactions, in which larger molecules are involved.     

NiO(001)表面吸附CO的从头算研究

用量子化学B3LYP方法,以外加点电荷来封闭边界效应的簇为模型,计算了CO在NiO(001)面上不同吸附位置的吸附情况,并计算了振动频率。结果表明:1) CO的最佳吸附方式为C端垂直吸附在Ni位;2)吸附后CO间的振动频率蓝移13 cm-1;3)在O空缺、边和角等位置的吸附不如在完整表面的吸附稳定,这些均与实验结果一致。吸附后CO把主要起反键作用的C2s电子给予簇表面,使得吸附后CO键级加大,导致吸附后振动频率蓝移。并比较了Gaussian98 和Crystal98的计算结果,两者的结果能较好地符合。     

微量热法研究燃料电池PtRu/C催化剂的CO微分吸附热

用微量热法技术测量CO的微分吸附热以探测碳负载的单金属Pt,Ru及双金属Pt-Ru催化剂的CO表面吸附位.结果表明,单金属Pt催化剂显示出最高的初始微分吸附热(q_initial=125 kJ·mol^-1);单金属Ru催化剂具有最低的初始微分吸附热(q_initial=109 kJ·mol^-1);三种双金属PtRu催化剂的初始微分吸附热(q_initial=124～112 kJ·mol^-1)界于两种单金属之间.当双金属PtRu催化剂Pt:Ru原子比为1:2时,催化剂Pt原子表面上的强CO吸附位(> 112 kJ·mol^-1)被Ru原子所覆盖而完全消失.     

O_2和CO在Co_2B_2/TiO_2和Co_2B_2Pt/TiO_2表面吸附的密度泛函研究

 采用密度泛函理论探讨了 TiO2 表面负载 Co2B2 和 Co2B2Pt 合金簇可能的负载构型. 结果表明, Co2B2 和 Co2B2Pt 合金簇倾向于以两个 Co 的形式负载在两个氧上. 态密度分析发现, 负载后, Co2B2 合金簇中部分 Co 原子和 B 原子成键加强, Co2B2Pt 合金簇中 Pt 原子和 B 原子成键也加强, 形成新的轨道. CO 和 O2 在 Co2B2/TiO2 和 Co2B2Pt/TiO2 表面吸附的结果表明, Co2B2Pt/TiO2 催化氧化 CO 性能的提高是由于 Pt 原子提高了 Co2B2 合金簇吸附 CO 和 O2 的能力.     

Comparative Adsorption of Acetone on Water and Ice Surfaces

Small organic molecules on ice and water surfaces are ubiquitous in nature and play a crucial role in many environmentally relevant processes. Herein, we combine surface‐specific vibrational spectroscopy and a controllable flow cell apparatus to investigate the molecular adsorption of acetone onto the basal plane of single‐crystalline hexagonal ice with a large surface area. By comparing the adsorption of acetone on the ice/air and the water/air interface, we observed two different types of acetone adsorption, as apparent from the different responses of both the free O?H and the hydrogen‐bonded network vibrations for ice and liquid water. Adsorption on ice occurs preferentially through interactions with the free OH group, while the interaction of acetone with the surface of liquid water appears less specific.     

Variable‐Temperature Infrared Spectroscopy Studies on the Thermodynamics of CO Adsorption on the Zeolite Ca–Y

Variable temperature FT–IR spectroscopy (in the range of 298–380 K) is used to study the thermodynamics of formation of Ca²⁺???CO carbonyl species upon CO adsorption on the faujasite‐type zeolite Ca–Y, and also the (temperature‐dependent) isomerization equilibrium between carbonyl and isocarbonyl (Ca²⁺???OC) species. The standard enthalpy and entropy changes involved in formation of the monocarbonyl species resulted to be ΔH⁰=?50.3 (±0.5) kJ mol^?1 and ΔS⁰=?186 (±5) J mol^?1 K^?1, respectively. Isomerization of the (C‐bonded) Ca²⁺???CO carbonyl to yield the (O‐bonded) Ca²⁺???OC isocarbonyl involves an enthalpy change =+11.4 (±1.0) kJ mol^?1. These results are compared with previously reported data for the CO/Sr–Y system; and also, a brief analysis of enthalpy–entropy correlation for CO adsorption on zeolites and metal oxides is given.     

HCN Adsorption on the Fe(100), Fe(111) and Fe(110) Surfaces: a Density Functional Theory Study

Twenty kinds of adsorptions of HCN on the Fe(100), Fe(111) and Fe(110) surfaces at the 1/4 monolayer coverage are found using the density functional theory. For Fe(100), the adsorption energy of the most stable configuration where the HCN locates at the fourfold site with the C-N bonded to four Fe atoms is 1.928 eV. The most favored adsorption structure for HCN on Fe(111) is f-η3(N)-h-η3(C), in which the C-N bond is almost parallel to the surface, and the adsorption energy is 1.347 eV. On Fe(110), the adsorption energy in the most stable configuration in which HCN locates at the two long-bridge sites is 1.777 eV. The adsorption energy of the parallel orientation for HCN is larger than that of the perpendicular configuration. The binding mechanism of HCN on the Fe(100), Fe(111) and Fe(110) surfaces is also analyzed by Mulliken charge population and the density of states in HCN. The result indicates that the configurations in which the adsorbed HCN becomes the non-linear are beneficial to the formation of the addition reaction for hydrogen. The nature that the introduction of Fe into the catalyst could increase the catalytic activity of the bimetallic catalyst in the addition reaction of hydrogen for nitriles is revealed.