从头开始理解形貌依赖的CuOx-CeO2相互作用

CuOx/CeO2催化剂在CO氧化反应中表现出高催化活性和显著结构敏感性.文献报道中CuOx/CeO2催化剂体系的合成条件差异较大,从而导致观察到的CuOx-CeO2相互作用存在较大争议.因此,系统研究并阐明CuOx/CeO2催化剂中CuOx-CeO2相互作用对于理解复杂的CuOx-CeO2界面催化作用具有重要的研究意义.近期发现,氧化物纳米晶的形貌可作为一种新的结构参数,在不改变氧化物催化剂组成的条件下实现其结构和性能的调控.本文以不同形貌CeO2纳米晶为载体,包括优先暴露{110}+{100}晶面的CeO2纳米棒、优先暴露{100}晶面的CeO2纳米立方体和优先暴露{111}晶面的CeO2纳米多面体,采用等体积浸渍方法合成了Cu担载量为0.025%~5%的CuOx/CeO2纳米晶催化剂,结合谱学和电镜表征方法,以及CO吸附原位红外光谱,系统研究了CuOx物种在不同形貌CeO2纳米晶上的结构演化及其催化CO氧化的构-效关系.结构表征结果表明, CuOx物种结构不仅依赖于Cu的担载量,也依赖于载体CeO2的形貌.随着Cu担载量的增加, CuOx物种优先沉积在CeO2的表面缺陷位,然后聚集和长大;同时伴随着CuOx物种从孤立Cu离子到与载体强/弱相互作用的CuOx团簇,高分散Cu O颗粒和大尺寸Cu O颗粒.孤立Cu^+离子和与载体弱相互作用CuOx团簇主要形成于CeO2纳米立方体的表面,这可能与CeO2纳米立方体暴露的氧终止CeO2{100}晶面相关.CO吸附原位红外结果表明, CuOx团簇与不同CeO2表面相互作用的强度顺序为:CeO2纳米棒暴露的{110}面>CeO2纳米多面体暴露的{111}面>CeO2纳米立方体暴露的{100}面.CeO2纳米立方体与Cu2+离子间相互作用弱于与Cu^+之间的,因此CeO2纳米立方体负载的CuOx物种在CO还原过程中容易停留在稳定的Cu^+中间物种;而CeO2纳米棒与Cu2+离子之间的相互作用强于与Cu^+之间的相互作用,因此CeO2纳米棒负载的CuOx物种在CO还原过程中容易形成金属铜.因此CO吸附原位红外光谱观察到CeO2纳米立方体负载CuOx催化剂中吸附在Cu^+的CO物种远远多于CeO2纳米棒负载CuOx催化剂.CO氧化反应结果表明, CuOx/CeO2催化剂表现出同时依赖于CuOx物种结构和CeO2形貌的结构敏感性.CuOx/CeO2催化剂活性表现出与CuOx/CeO2催化剂的CO还原性能的正相关性,说明中CuOx/CeO2催化CO氧化反应遵循Mv K反应机理.这些结果系统地关联了CeO2形貌, CuOx-CeO2相互作用, CuOx物种结构和CeO2还原性能, CuOx/CeO2催化CO氧化反应活性.     

从头开始理解形貌依赖的CuOx-CeO_2相互作用（英文）

CuO_x/CeO_2催化剂在CO氧化反应中表现出高催化活性和显著结构敏感性.文献报道中CuO_x/CeO_2催化剂体系的合成条件差异较大,从而导致观察到的CuO_x-CeO_2相互作用存在较大争议.因此,系统研究并阐明CuO_x/CeO_2催化剂中CuO_x-CeO_2相互作用对于理解复杂的CuO_x-CeO_2界面催化作用具有重要的研究意义.近期发现,氧化物纳米晶的形貌可作为一种新的结构参数,在不改变氧化物催化剂组成的条件下实现其结构和性能的调控.本文以不同形貌CeO_2纳米晶为载体,包括优先暴露{110}+{100}晶面的CeO_2纳米棒、优先暴露{100}晶面的CeO_2纳米立方体和优先暴露{111}晶面的CeO_2纳米多面体,采用等体积浸渍方法合成了Cu担载量为0.025%～5%的CuO_x/CeO_2纳米晶催化剂,结合谱学和电镜表征方法,以及CO吸附原位红外光谱,系统研究了CuO_x物种在不同形貌CeO_2纳米晶上的结构演化及其催化CO氧化的构-效关系.结构表征结果表明, CuO_x物种结构不仅依赖于Cu的担载量,也依赖于载体CeO_2的形貌.随着Cu担载量的增加, CuO_x物种优先沉积在CeO_2的表面缺陷位,然后聚集和长大;同时伴随着CuO_x物种从孤立Cu离子到与载体强/弱相互作用的CuO_x团簇,高分散Cu O颗粒和大尺寸Cu O颗粒.孤立Cu+离子和与载体弱相互作用CuO_x团簇主要形成于CeO_2纳米立方体的表面,这可能与CeO_2纳米立方体暴露的氧终止CeO_2{100}晶面相关.CO吸附原位红外结果表明, CuO_x团簇与不同CeO_2表面相互作用的强度顺序为:CeO_2纳米棒暴露的{110}面CeO_2纳米多面体暴露的{111}面CeO_2纳米立方体暴露的{100}面.CeO_2纳米立方体与Cu2+离子间相互作用弱于与Cu+之间的,因此CeO_2纳米立方体负载的CuO_x物种在CO还原过程中容易停留在稳定的Cu+中间物种;而CeO_2纳米棒与Cu2+离子之间的相互作用强于与Cu+之间的相互作用,因此CeO_2纳米棒负载的CuO_x物种在CO还原过程中容易形成金属铜.因此CO吸附原位红外光谱观察到CeO_2纳米立方体负载CuO_x催化剂中吸附在Cu+的CO物种远远多于CeO_2纳米棒负载CuO_x催化剂.CO氧化反应结果表明, CuO_x/CeO_2催化剂表现出同时依赖于CuO_x物种结构和CeO_2形貌的结构敏感性.CuO_x/CeO_2催化剂活性表现出与CuO_x/CeO_2催化剂的CO还原性能的正相关性,说明中CuO_x/CeO_2催化CO氧化反应遵循Mv K反应机理.这些结果系统地关联了CeO_2形貌, CuO_x-CeO_2相互作用, CuO_x物种结构和CeO_2还原性能, CuO_x/CeO_2催化CO氧化反应活性.     

Ru膜上Pt层的自发沉积及其在电化学表面增强红外光谱中的应用

采用自发沉积法在Ru膜上生成超薄Pt层(简称Ru/Pt膜), 即在开路状态下将电化学还原后的Ru膜浸于除去氧的H2PtCl6溶液中进行自发沉积. 电化学伏安法测量表明, 随着电还原-自发沉积循环次数的增加, 该Ru/Pt膜电极所含Pt组分增加, 且CO吸附层的电氧化峰电位较Pt膜电极上的明显负移. 应用现场衰减全反射表面增强红外光谱法(ATR-SEIRAS)可轻易检测到在该膜电极Pt和Ru位上吸附CO的振动谱峰. 所制Ru/Pt膜电极不仅对CO的电催化氧化具有协同效应, 还可应用于现场ATR-SEIRAS的研究中.     

自组装纳米金膜上铂微/纳结构电催化剂的制备及性能

基于纳米金(AuNP)表面基团的静电自组装作用制备了多层有序的纳米金超薄膜. 研究了自组装纳米金超薄膜上铂微/纳结构催化剂(Pt/AuNP)的制备过程. 考察了沉积电位和沉积时间对甲酸电氧化活性的影响, 确定了最佳沉积电位为0 V, 最佳沉积时间为600 s. 同时对比考察了Pt/AuNP/PE/GCE, AuNP/PE/GCE和纯Pt电极在0.1 mol/L H2SO4介质中对甲酸电氧化活性以及载体对沉积物形态和甲酸氧化活性的影响. 研究结果表明, 纳米金组装体对铂的电沉积有明显的促进作用; Pt/AuNP/PE/GCE对甲酸的电氧化有很好的电催化性能.     

层层组装法制备核壳SiO_2/Pt粒子及其CO电氧化和原位电化学FTIR光谱

采用层层组装法合成了核壳SiO2/Pt粒子,用电化学循环伏安法(CV)和原位电化学傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱研究了SiO2/Pt粒子对CO分子的氧化和吸附行为.透射电子显微研究表明:包覆SiO2的Pt壳是由团聚的Pt纳米微粒构成,其平均厚度大约为26nm.CO在SiO2/Pt粒子修饰的玻碳(GC)电极上的主氧化峰为0.49V(vsSCE),表现出比本体Pt金属好的催化性能.电化学FTIR光谱研究发现:线性CO在SiO2/Pt粒子上的IR吸收带的方向发生倒反,而且在不同的研究电位下,每个吸收带劈裂为两个间隔约为14cm-1的吸收带,这种劈裂现象在饱和吸附CO的Pt金属表面上是很难观察到的.这些异常的红外吸收现象可能是由SiO2/Pt粒子的结构效应导致的.     

Pt/C催化剂的硅钼酸电化学修饰

通过电化学循环伏安法将硅钼酸修饰到Pt/C催化剂表面, 比较了硅钼酸修饰对Pt/C催化剂上CO、甲醇及乙醇电氧化反应的影响. CO消除伏安测试结果表明, 用硅钼酸修饰后的Pt/C催化剂上吸附的CO的起始氧化电势和峰电势, 与修饰前相比分别降低了80和60 mV, 表明修饰后Pt/C催化剂的抗CO性能有明显提高. 对于甲醇的电氧化反应, 硅钼酸的修饰不仅提高了甲醇电氧化的电流密度, 而且降低了甲醇的起始氧化电势, 促进了中间氧化产物的脱除；而在乙醇的电氧化反应中, 硅钼酸修饰虽对Pt/C催化剂上乙醇的起始氧化电势没有影响, 但能增加乙醇电氧化的电流密度.     

Pt-CNTs 修饰玻碳电极(Pt-CNTs/GC)电氧化活性的研究

采用透射电镜(TEM)和选区电子衍射(SAED)技术, 分别表征了Pt-CNTs/GC电极的表面形貌和所负载铂纳米原子簇的结构. 以CO和CH3OH为探针分子, 用循环伏安和计时电流等常规电化学方法检测了CO和CH3OH在Pt-CNTs/GC电极上的氧化行为. 研究结果表明, CO在Pt-CNTs/GC电极上有3个氧化电流峰(Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ), 其中峰Ⅰ为CO桥式吸附的氧化峰, 而峰Ⅱ和Ⅲ则分别为CO线形吸附在碳纳米管负载的不同粒径的Pt纳米原子簇以及Pt原子薄膜上所分裂的氧化峰; CH3OH在Pt-CNTs/GC电极上也能自发解离吸附强吸附中间体CO; Pt-CNTs/GC电极对CH3OH的氧化峰电流不总是随CNTs上载铂量的增加而增大, 表明在制备直接甲醇燃料电池阳极时, 应选择合适的载铂量.     

Pt(110)/Sb电极上甲酸的电催化氧化特征和动力学

研究了Sb在Pt(110)晶面上不可逆吸附电化学特性及甲酸在Sb_ad修饰Pt(110)电极[Pt(110)/Sb]上的电催化氧化特征及其反应动力学.发现当扫描电位的上限E_u≤0.45V时,Sb_ad可稳定地吸附在Pt(110)表面上,从而有效地抑制了甲酸的解离吸附.与未修饰的Pt(110)上的结果相比,在Pt(110)/Sb上甲酸氧化的峰电位负移了0.35V.当θ_Sb=0.126时,Pt(110)/Sb电极对甲酸的电催化活性最高.还研究了Pt(110)/Sb上甲酸氧化反应的动力学,定量解析了不同θ_Sb下甲酸氧化的速度常数kf和传递系数β.     

原位红外光谱法研究对氯苯酚在Pt电极上的电氧化行为

采用原位红外光谱法研究了碱性条件下对氯苯酚(PCP)在Pt电极上电化学氧化的脱氯反应机理. 研究结果表明Pt电极对PCP有良好的电化学反应活性, 其氧化过程首先是对氯苯酚负离子氧化生成对氯苯氧自由基, 该自由基可与对氯苯酚负离子作用生成芳香醚低聚物; 随着电位升高, 对氯苯酚负离子经电化学氧化生成了苯二酚盐(还可能存在其氧化产物不饱和羧酸盐); 当电位继续升高, 苯二酚盐进一步氧化形成苯醌; 最后, 在Pt表面生成小分子羧酸盐, 同时生成了最终产物CO2. 但由于芳香醚低聚物等不溶性聚合物膜的形成并吸附在Pt电极表面, 可造成Pt电极毒化, 使得Pt电极在使用过程中逐渐失去活性.     

Au/Pt纳米柱阵列电极的制备及光电催化氧化甲醇性能

利用纳米压印、 电沉积和气相沉积方法构筑了有序均一的Au及Au/Pt纳米柱阵列电极. 通过反射光谱观测到580和660 nm附近的特征吸收谱峰, 并基于有限元电磁场(FEM)理论模拟, 确定其表面等离激元共振(SPR)性质分别对应于纳米柱柱顶的电偶极模式(584 nm)、 电四极模式(638 nm)以及表面等离激元极化子(666 nm). 制备的等离激元纳米柱电极用于甲醇光电催化氧化反应时, SPR效应能显著地增强甲醇的电催化氧化电流. 当表面负载2 nm的金属Pt时, 光电催化氧化甲醇活性最高, 光照使氧化电流增加, 同时甲醇的氧化峰电位随光强的增加逐渐负移, 证明SPR弛豫产生的热空穴参与到光电协同甲醇氧化中. 在恒电流甲醇氧化实验中, 光照使表面氧化反应时间延长6倍, 减小了CO的毒化, 证明SPR对于电极表面产生一定的清洁作用.     

Effect of the Random Defects Generated on the Surface of Pt(111) on the Electro-oxidation of Ethanol: An Electrochemical Study

In the present work, the Pt(111) surface was disordered by controlling the density of {110}- and {100}-type defects. The cyclic voltammogram (CV) of a disordered surface in acid media consists of three contributions within the hydrogen adsorption/desorption region: one from the well-ordered Pt(111) symmetry and the other two transformed from the {111}-symmetry with contributions of {110}- and {100}-type surface defects. The ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) was studied on these disordered surfaces. Electrochemical studies were performed in 0.1 M HClO₄+0.1 M ethanol using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Changes in current densities associated to the specific potentials at which each oxidation peak appears suggest that different surface domains of disordered platinum oxidize ethanol independently. Additionally, as the surface-defect density increases, the EOR is catalysed better. This tendency is directly observed from the CV parameters because the onset and peak potentials are shifted to less positive values and accompanied by increases in the oxidation-peak current on disordered surfaces. Similarly, the CO oxidation striping confirmed this same tendency. Chronoamperometric experiments showed two opposite behaviors at short oxidation times (0.1 s). The EOR was quickly catalyzed on the most disordered surface, Pt(111)-16, and was then rapidly deactivated. These results provide fundamental information on the EOR, which contributes to the atomic-level understanding of real catalysts.     

Electrochemical Synthesis of Tetrahexahedral Rhodium Nanocrystals with Extraordinarily High Surface Energy and High Electrocatalytic Activity

Noble metal nanocrystals (NCs) enclosed with high‐index facets hold a high catalytic activity thanks to the high density of low‐coordinated step atoms that they exposed on their surface. Shape‐control synthesis of the metal NCs with high‐index facets presents a big challenge owing to the high surface energy of the NCs, and the shape control for metal Rh is even more difficult because of its extraordinarily high surface energy in comparison with Pt, Pd, and Au. The successful synthesis is presented of tetrahexahedral Rh NCs (THH Rh NCs) enclosed by {830} high‐index facets through the dynamic oxygen adsorption/desorption mediated by square‐wave potential. The results demonstrate that the THH Rh NCs exhibit greatly enhanced catalytic activity over commercial Rh black catalyst for the electrooxidation of ethanol and CO.     

Direct Visualisation of the Surface Atomic Active Sites of Carbon-Supported Co3O4 Nanocrystals via High-Resolution Phase Restoration

The atomic arrangement of the terminating facets on spinel Co₃O₄ nanocrystals is strongly linked to their catalytic performance. However, the spinel crystal structure offers multiple possible surface terminations depending on the synthesis. Thus, understanding the terminating surface atomic structure is essential in developing high-performance Co₃O₄ nanocrystals. In this work, we present direct atomic-scale observation of the surface terminations of Co₃O₄ nanoparticles supported on hollow carbon spheres (HCSs) using exit wavefunction reconstruction from aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy focal-series. The restored high-resolution phases show distinct resolved oxygen and cobalt atomic columns. The data show that the structure of {100}, {110}, and {111} facets of spinel Co₃O₄ exhibit characteristic active sites for carbon monoxide (CO) adsorption, in agreement with density functional theory calculations. Of these facets, the {100} and {110} surface terminations are better suited for CO adsorption than the {111}. However, the presence of oxygen on the {111} surface termination indicates this facet also plays an essential role in CO adsorption. Our results demonstrate direct evidence of the surface termination atomic structure beyond the assumed stoichiometry of the surface.     

Diffusion processes and growth on aluminum cluster surfaces

Diffusion processes of adatoms on icosahedral and Wulff polyhedral aluminum cluster surfaces have been studied by molecular dynamics simulations using the effective medium theory. Activation energies of diffusion mechanisms along {111} and {100} facets and from one facet to another, including different hopping and exchange processes as well as more exotic events, have been calculated. Exchange diffusion of an adatom by a chain mechanism through a {100} facet between two {111} facets and hopping diffusion across the edge between two {111} facets via a pull of another adatom on the neighbour facet are shown to play an important role. Adatoms on {111} facets are mobile already at very low temperatures, but on {100} facets diffusion starts above the room temperature as well as diffusion from {111} facets to {100} facets. Diffusion from {100} facet to other facets was not observed until at temperatures close to the melting temperatures of clusters. Dynamical simulations at different temperatures confirmed the appearance of diffusion mechanisms predicted by the activation energies.     

Excavated Cubic Platinum–Tin Alloy Nanocrystals Constructed from Ultrathin Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity

Excavated polyhedral noble‐metal materials that were built by the orderly assembly of ultrathin nanosheets have both large surface areas and well‐defined facets, and therefore could be promising candidates for diverse important applications. In this work, excavated cubic Pt–Sn alloy nanocrystals (NCs) with {110} facets were constructed from twelve nanosheets by a simple co‐reduction method with the assistance of the surface regulator polyvinylpyrrolidone. The specific surface area of the excavated cubic Pt–Sn NCs is comparable to that of commercial Pt black despite their larger particle size. The excavated cubic Pt–Sn NCs exhibited superior electrocatalytic activity in terms of both the specific area current density and the mass current density towards methanol oxidation.     

Synthesis of Pd-Pt bimetallic nanocrystals with a concave structure through a bromide-induced galvanic replacement reaction

This article describes a systematic study of the galvanic replacement reaction between PtCl(6)(2-) ions and Pd nanocrystals with different shapes, including cubes, cuboctahedrons, and octahedrons. It was found that Br(-) ions played an important role in initiating, facilitating, and directing the replacement reaction. The presence of Br(-) ions led to the selective initiation of galvanic replacement from the {100} facets of Pd nanocrystals, likely due to the preferential adsorption of Br(-) ions on this crystallographic plane. The site-selective galvanic replacement resulted in the formation of Pd-Pt bimetallic nanocrystals with a concave structure owing to simultaneous dissolution of Pd atoms from the {100} facets and deposition of the resultant Pt atoms on the {111} facets. The Pd-Pt concave nanocubes with different weight percentages of Pt at 3.4, 10.4, 19.9, and 34.4 were also evaluated as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Significantly, the sample with a 3.4 wt.% of Pt exhibited the largest specific electrochemical surface area and was found to be four times as active as the commercial Pt/C catalyst for the ORR in terms of equivalent Pt mass.     

The Origin of Shape Sensitivity in Palladium‐Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Cross Coupling Reactions

The shape sensitivity of Pd catalysts in Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions is studied using nanocrystals enclosed by well‐defined surface facets. The catalytic performance of Pd nanocrystals with cubic, cuboctahedral and octahedral morphologies are compared. Superior catalytic reactivity is observed for Pd NCs with {100} surface facets compared to {111} facets. The origin of the enhanced reactivity associated with a cubic morphology is related to the leaching susceptibility of the nanocrystals. Molecular oxygen plays a key role in facilitating the leaching of Pd atoms from the surface of the nanocrystals. The interaction of O₂ with Pd is itself facet‐dependent, which in turn gives rise to more efficient leaching from {100} facets, compared to {111} facets under the reaction conditions.     

高指数晶面纳米催化剂的电化学制备及应用

催化剂的性能与其表面结构及组成密切相关,高指数晶面纳米晶的表面含有高密度的台阶原子等活性位点而表现出较高的催化活性. 本文综述了电化学方波电位方法用于Pt、Pd、Rh等贵金属高指数晶面结构纳米晶催化剂的制备、形成机理及其电催化性能的研究. 针对贵金属利用率问题,还着重介绍了具有较高质量活性的小粒径Pt二十四面体的制备. 在此基础上,还介绍了电化学方波电位方法用于低共熔溶剂中制备高指数晶面纳米晶,以及高指数晶面纳米催化剂的表面修饰及应用;最后对高指数晶面纳米催化剂的发展做出了展望.     

Quantitative analysis of the role played by poly(vinylpyrrolidone) in seed-mediated growth of Ag nanocrystals

This article presents a quantitative analysis of the role played by poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) in seed-mediated growth of Ag nanocrystals. Starting from Ag nanocubes encased by {100} facets as the seeds, the resultant nanocrystals could take different shapes depending on the concentration of PVP in the solution. If the concentration was above a critical value, the seeds simply grew into larger cubes still enclosed by {100} facets. When the concentration fell below a critical value, the seeds would evolve into cuboctahedrons enclosed by a mix of {100} and {111} facets and eventually octahedrons completely covered by {111} facets. We derived the coverage density of PVP on Ag(100) surface by combining the results from two measurements: (i) cubic seeds were followed to grow at a fixed initial concentration of PVP to find out when {111} facets started to appear on the surface, and (ii) cubic seeds were allowed to grow at reduced initial concentrations of PVP to see at which concentration {111} facets started to appear from the very beginning. We could calculate the coverage density of PVP from the differences in PVP concentration and the total surface area of Ag nanocubes between these two samples. The coverage density was found to be 140 and 30 repeating units per nm(2) for PVP of 55,000 and 10,000 g/mol in molecular weight, respectively, for cubic seeds of 40 nm in edge length. These values dropped slightly to 100 and 20 repeating units per nm(2), respectively, when 100 nm Ag cubes were used as the seeds.