Tuning Pt-CeO2 interactions by high-temperature vapor-phase synthesis for improved reducibility of lattice oxygen

Xavier Isidro Pereira-Hernández, Andrew DeLaRiva, Valery Muravev, Deepak Kunwar, Haifeng Xiong, Berlin Sudduth, Mark Engelhard, Libor Kovarik, Emiel J.M. Hensen (Corresponding author), Yong Wang (Corresponding author), Abhaya K. Datye (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

In this work, we compare the CO oxidation performance of Pt single atom catalysts (SACs) prepared via two methods: (1) conventional wet chemical synthesis (strong electrostatic adsorption–SEA) with calcination at 350 °C in air; and (2) high temperature vapor phase synthesis (atom trapping–AT) with calcination in air at 800 °C leading to ionic Pt being trapped on the CeO 2 in a thermally stable form. As-synthesized, both SACs are inactive for low temperature (<150 °C) CO oxidation. After treatment in CO at 275 °C, both catalysts show enhanced reactivity. Despite similar Pt metal particle size, the AT catalyst is significantly more active, with onset of CO oxidation near room temperature. A combination of near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) and CO temperature-programmed reduction (CO-TPR) shows that the high reactivity at low temperatures can be related to the improved reducibility of lattice oxygen on the CeO 2 support.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1358
Number of pages10
JournalNature Communications
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Mar 2019

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