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Chen S, Pleßow PN, Yu Z, Sauter E, Caulfield L, Nefedov A, Studt F, Wang Y, Wöll C. Structure and Chemical Reactivity of Y-Stabilized ZrO 2 Surfaces: Importance for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404775. [PMID: 38758087 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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The surface structure and chemical properties of Y-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) have been subjects of intense debate over the past three decades. However, a thorough understanding of chemical processes occurring at YSZ powders faces significant challenges due to the absence of reliable reference data acquired for well-controlled model systems. Here, we present results from polarization-resolved infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) obtained for differently oriented, Y-doped ZrO2 single-crystal surfaces after exposure to CO and D2O. The IRRAS data reveal that the polar YSZ(100) surface undergoes reconstruction, characterized by an unusual, red-shifted CO band at 2132 cm-1. Density functional theory calculations allowed to relate this unexpected observation to under-coordinated Zr4+ cations in the vicinity of doping-induced O vacancies. This reconstruction leads to a strongly increased chemical reactivity and water spontaneously dissociates on YSZ(100). The latter, which is an important requirement for catalysing the water-gas-shift (WGS) reaction, is absent for YSZ(111), where only associative adsorption was observed. Together with a novel analysis Scheme these reference data allowed for an operando characterisation of YSZ powders using DRIFTS (diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy). These findings facilitate rational design and tuning of YSZ-based powder materials for catalytic applications, in particular CO oxidation and the WGS reaction.
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- Shuang Chen
- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ICTP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 18, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Gashnikova D, Maurer F, Sauter E, Bernart S, Jelic J, Dolcet P, Maliakkal CB, Wang Y, Wöll C, Studt F, Kübel C, Casapu M, Grunwaldt JD. Highly Active Oxidation Catalysts through Confining Pd Clusters on CeO 2 Nano-Islands. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202408511. [PMID: 38877822 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202408511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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CeO2-supported noble metal clusters are attractive catalytic materials for several applications. However, their atomic dispersion under oxidizing reaction conditions often leads to catalyst deactivation. In this study, the noble metal cluster formation threshold is rationally adjusted by using a mixed CeO2-Al2O3 support. The preferential location of Pd on CeO2 islands leads to a high local surface noble metal concentration and promotes the in situ formation of small Pd clusters at a rather low noble metal loading (0.5 wt %), which are shown to be the active species for CO conversion at low temperatures. As elucidated by complementary in situ/operando techniques, the spatial separation of CeO2 islands on Al2O3 confines the mobility of Pd, preventing the full redispersion or the formation of larger noble metal particles and maintaining a high CO oxidation activity at low temperatures. In a broader perspective, this approach to more efficiently use the noble metal can be transferred to further systems and reactions in heterogeneous catalysis.
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- Daria Gashnikova
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 20, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 20, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 20, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Current address: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Francesco Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) and, Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMFi), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) and, Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMFi), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute of Materials Research, Technical University Darmstadt (TUDa), Peter-Grünberg-Straße 2, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 20, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 20, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Zerulla B, Krstić M, Chen S, Yu Z, Beutel D, Holzer C, Nyman M, Nefedov A, Wang Y, Mayerhöfer TG, Wöll C, Rockstuhl C. Polarization-dependent effects in vibrational absorption spectra of 2D finite-size adsorbate islands on dielectric substrates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:13683-13693. [PMID: 38660936 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00860j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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In the last few years, infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) has become a standard technique to study vibrational excitations of molecules. These investigations are strongly motivated by potential applications in monitoring chemical processes. For a better understanding of the adsorption mechanism of molecules on dielectrics, the polarization-dependence of an interaction of infrared light with adsorbates on dielectric surfaces is commonly used. Thus, the peak positions in absorption spectra could be different for s- and p-polarized light. This shift between the peak positions depends on both the molecule itself and the dielectric substrate. While the origin of this shift is well understood for infinite two-dimensional adsorbate layers, finite-size samples, which consist of 2D islands of a small number of molecules, have never been considered. Here, we present a study on polarization-dependent finite-size effects in the optical response of such islands on dielectric substrates. The study uses a multi-scale modeling approach that connects quantum chemistry calculations with Maxwell scattering simulations. We distinguish the optical response of a single molecule, a finite number of molecules, and a two-dimensional adsorbate layer. We analyze CO and CO2 molecules deposited on CeO2 and Al2O3 substrates. The evolution of the shift between the polarization-dependent absorbance peaks is first studied for a single molecule, which does not exhibit any shifting at all, and for finite molecular islands, where it increases with increasing island size, as well as for an infinite two-dimensional adsorbate layer. In the latter case, the agreement between the obtained results and the experimental IRRAS data and more traditional three/four-layer model theoretical studies supports the predictive power of the multi-scale approach.
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- Benedikt Zerulla
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Schewe N, Maleki F, Di Liberto G, Gerdes A, Idriss H, Pacchioni G, Wöll C. Identification of Intermediates in the Reaction Pathway of SO 2 on the CaO Surface: From Physisorption to Sulfite to Sulfate. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203956. [PMID: 36645202 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The interaction of CaO and Ca(OH)2 with solvated or gaseous SO2 plays a crucial role in the corrosion of urban infrastructure by acid rain or in the removal of SO2 from flue gas. We carried out a combined spectroscopic and theoretical investigation on the interaction of SO2 with a CaO(001) single crystal. First, the surface chemistry of SO2 was investigated at different temperatures using polarization-resolved IR reflection absorption spectroscopy. Three species were identified, and an in-depth density functional theory study was carried out, which allowed deriving a consistent picture. Unexpectedly, low temperature exposure to SO2 solely yields a physisorbed species. Only above 100 K, the transformation of this weakly bound adsorbate first to a chemisorbed sulfite and then to a sulfate occurs, effectively passivatating the surface. Our results provide the basis for more efficient strategies in corrosion protection of urban infrastructure and in lime-based desulfurization of flue gas.
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- Nils Schewe
- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20125, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20125, Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20125, Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Defects engineering simultaneously enhances activity and recyclability of MOFs in selective hydrogenation of biomass. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2068. [PMID: 35440105 PMCID: PMC9018706 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29736-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The development of synthetic methodologies towards enhanced performance in biomass conversion is desirable due to the growing energy demand. Here we design two types of Ru impregnated MIL-100-Cr defect engineered metal-organic frameworks (Ru@DEMOFs) by incorporating defective ligands (DLs), aiming at highly efficient catalysts for biomass hydrogenation. Our results show that Ru@DEMOFs simultaneously exhibit boosted recyclability, selectivity and activity with the turnover frequency being about 10 times higher than the reported values of polymer supported Ru towards D-glucose hydrogenation. This work provides in-depth insights into (i) the evolution of various defects in the cationic framework upon DLs incorporation and Ru impregnation, (ii) the special effect of each type of defects on the electron density of Ru nanoparticles and activation of reactants, and (iii) the respective role of defects, confined Ru particles and metal single active sites in the catalytic performance of Ru@DEMOFs for D-glucose selective hydrogenation as well as their synergistic catalytic mechanism. The catalytic performance of metal‒organic frameworks can be tuned by introducing defects in their structure. Here, the authors introduce defects and impregnate ruthenium nanoparticles in cationic metal-organic frameworks, which enables enhanced recyclability and catalytic performance in D-glucose hydrogenation.
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Reticcioli M, Diebold U, Franchini C. Modeling polarons in density functional theory: lessons learned from TiO 2. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:204006. [PMID: 35213845 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac58d7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Density functional theory (DFT) is nowadays one of the most broadly used and successful techniques to study the properties of polarons and their effects in materials. Here, we systematically analyze the aspects of the theoretical calculations that are crucial to obtain reliable predictions in agreement with the experimental observations. We focus on rutile TiO2, a prototypical polaronic compound, and compare the formation of polarons on the (110) surface and subsurface atomic layers. As expected, the parameterUused to correct the electronic correlation in the DFT +Uformalism affects the resulting charge localization, local structural distortions and electronic properties of polarons. Moreover, the polaron localization can be driven to different sites by strain: due to different local environments, surface and subsurface polarons show different responses to the applied strain, with impact on the relative energy stability. An accurate description of the properties of polarons is key to understand their impact on complex phenomena and applications: as an example, we show the effects of lattice strain on the interaction between polarons and CO adsorbates.
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- Michele Reticcioli
- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Center for Computational Materials Science, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Center for Computational Materials Science, Vienna, Austria
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Weyel J, Ziemba M, Hess C. Elucidating Active CO–Au Species on Au/CeO2(111): A Combined Modulation Excitation DRIFTS and Density Functional Theory Study. Top Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-022-01599-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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AbstractIn this work we elucidate the main steps of the CO oxidation mechanism over Au/CeO2(111), clarifying the course of CO adsorption at a broad variety of surface sites as well as of transmutations of one CO species into another. By combining transient spectroscopy with DFT calculations we provide new evidence that the active centers for CO conversion are single gold atoms. To gain insight into the reaction mechanism, we employ Modulation Excitation (ME) DRIFT spectroscopy in combination with the mathematical tool of Phase Sensitive Detection to identify the active species and perform DFT calculations to facilitate the assignments of the observed bands. The transient nature of the ME-DRIFTS method allows us to sort the observed species temporally, providing further mechanistic insight. Our study highlights the potential of combined transient spectroscopy and theoretical calculations (DFT) to clarify the role of adsorbates observed and to elucidate the reaction mechanism of CO oxidation over supported gold and other noble-metal catalysts.
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Biliškov N. Infrared spectroscopic monitoring of solid-state processes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:19073-19120. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01458k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We put a spotlight on IR spectroscopic investigations in materials science by providing a critical insight into the state of the art, covering both fundamental aspects, examples of its utilisation, and current challenges and perspectives focusing on the solid state.
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- Nikola Biliškov
- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B8, Canada
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Hafshejani TM, Wang W, Heggemann J, Nefedov A, Heissler S, Wang Y, Rahe P, Thissen P, Wöll C. CO adsorption on the calcite(10.4) surface: a combined experimental and theoretical study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:7696-7702. [PMID: 32643740 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02698k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Detailed information on structural, chemical, and physical properties of natural cleaved (10.4) calcite surfaces was obtained by a combined atomic force microscopy (AFM) and infrared (IR) study using CO as a probe molecule under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) conditions. The structural quality of the surfaces was determined using non-contact AFM (NC-AFM), which also allowed assigning the adsorption site of CO molecules. Vibrational frequencies of adsorbed CO species were determined by polarization-resolved infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS). At low exposures, adsorption of CO on the freshly cleaved (10.4) calcite surface at a temperature of 62 K led to the occurrence of a single C-O vibrational band located at 2175.8 cm-1, blue-shifted with respect to the gas phase value. For larger exposures, a slight, coverage-induced redshift was observed, leading to a frequency of 2173.4 cm-1 for a full monolayer. The width of the vibrational bands is extremely small, providing strong evidence that the cleaved calcite surface is well-defined with only one CO adsorption site. A quantitative analysis of the IRRA spectra recorded at different surface temperatures revealed a CO binding energy of -0.31 eV. NC-AFM data acquired at 5 K for sub-monolayer CO coverage reveal single molecules imaged as depressions at the position of the protruding surface features, in agreement with the IRRAS results. Since there are no previous experimental data of this type, the interpretation of the results was aided by employing density functional theory calculations to determine adsorption geometries, binding energies, and vibrational frequencies of carbon monoxide on the (10.4) calcite surface. It was found that the preferred geometry of CO on this surface is adsorption on top of calcium in a slightly tilted orientation. With increased coverage, the binding energy shows a small decrease, revealing the presence of repulsive adsorbate-adsorbate interactions.
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- Tahereh Mohammadi Hafshejani
- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Funktionelle Grenzflächen (IFG), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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Naina VR, Wang S, Sharapa DI, Zimmermann M, Hähsler M, Niebl-Eibenstein L, Wang J, Wöll C, Wang Y, Singh SK, Studt F, Behrens S. Shape-Selective Synthesis of Intermetallic Pd 3Pb Nanocrystals and Enhanced Catalytic Properties in the Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Vanitha Reddy Naina
- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Catalysis Group, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore, 453552 Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Catalysis Group, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore, 453552 Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Science, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Engesserstr. 20, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Lustemberg PG, Plessow PN, Wang Y, Yang C, Nefedov A, Studt F, Wöll C, Ganduglia-Pirovano MV. Vibrational Frequencies of Cerium-Oxide-Bound CO: A Challenge for Conventional DFT Methods. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:256101. [PMID: 33416353 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.256101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In ceria-based catalysis, the shape of the catalyst particle, which determines the exposed crystal facets, profoundly affects its reactivity. The vibrational frequency of adsorbed carbon monoxide (CO) can be used as a sensitive probe to identify the exposed surface facets, provided reference data on well-defined single crystal surfaces together with a definitive theoretical assignment exist. We investigate the adsorption of CO on the CeO_{2}(110) and (111) surfaces and show that the commonly applied DFT(PBE)+U method does not provide reliable CO vibrational frequencies by comparing with state-of-the-art infrared spectroscopy experiments for monocrystalline CeO_{2} surfaces. Good agreement requires the hybrid DFT approach with the HSE06 functional. The failure of conventional density-functional theory (DFT) is explained in terms of its inability to accurately describe the facet- and configuration-specific donation and backdonation effects that control the changes in the C─O bond length upon CO adsorption and the CO force constant. Our findings thus provide a theoretical basis for the detailed interpretation of experiments and open up the path to characterize more complex scenarios, including oxygen vacancies and metal adatoms.
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- Pablo G Lustemberg
- Institute of Physics Rosario, IFIR, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, CONICET, and National University of Rosario, UNR, S2000EKF Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, ICP, Spanish National Research Council, CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, IKFT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, ITCP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, ITCP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, ITCP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, IKFT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, ITCP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, IFG, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Yu X, Roth JP, Wang J, Sauter E, Nefedov A, Heißler S, Pacchioni G, Wang Y, Wöll C. Chemical Reactivity of Supported ZnO Clusters: Undercoordinated Zinc and Oxygen Atoms as Active Sites. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:2553-2564. [PMID: 33118300 PMCID: PMC7756222 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The growth of ZnO clusters supported by ZnO-bilayers on Ag(111) and the interaction of these oxide nanostructures with water have been studied by a multi-technique approach combining temperature-dependent infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS), grazing-emission X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations. Our results reveal that the ZnO bilayers exhibiting graphite-like structure are chemically inactive for water dissociation, whereas small ZnO clusters formed on top of these well-defined, yet chemically passive supports show extremely high reactivity - water is dissociated without an apparent activation barrier. Systematic isotopic substitution experiments using H2 16 O/D2 16 O/D2 18 O allow identification of various types of acidic hydroxyl groups. We demonstrate that a reliable characterization of these OH-species is possible via co-adsorption of CO, which leads to a red shift of the OD frequency due to the weak interaction via hydrogen bonding. The theoretical results provide atomic-level insight into the surface structure and chemical activity of the supported ZnO clusters and allow identification of the presence of under-coordinated Zn and O atoms at the edges and corners of the ZnO clusters as the active sites for H2 O dissociation.
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- Xiaojuan Yu
- Institute of Functional InterfacesKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein-Leopoldshafen76344Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei MaterialiUniversità Milano-BicoccaVia R. Cozzi 5520125MilanoItaly
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- Institute of Functional InterfacesKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein-Leopoldshafen76344Germany
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- Institute of Functional InterfacesKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein-Leopoldshafen76344Germany
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- Institute of Functional InterfacesKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein-Leopoldshafen76344Germany
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- Institute of Functional InterfacesKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein-Leopoldshafen76344Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei MaterialiUniversità Milano-BicoccaVia R. Cozzi 5520125MilanoItaly
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- Institute of Functional InterfacesKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein-Leopoldshafen76344Germany
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- Institute of Functional InterfacesKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyEggenstein-Leopoldshafen76344Germany
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Mino L, Negri C, Santalucia R, Cerrato G, Spoto G, Martra G. Morphology, Surface Structure and Water Adsorption Properties of TiO 2 Nanoparticles: A Comparison of Different Commercial Samples. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25204605. [PMID: 33050364 PMCID: PMC7587218 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Water is a molecule always present in the reaction environment in photocatalytic and biomedical applications of TiO2 and a better understanding of its interaction with the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles is crucial to develop materials with improved performance. In this contribution, we first studied the nature and the surface structure of the exposed facets of three commercial TiO2 samples (i.e., TiO2 P25, SX001, and PC105) by electron microscopy and IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO. The morphological information was then correlated with the water adsorption properties, investigated at the molecular level, moving from multilayers of adsorbed H2O to the monolayer, combining medium- and near-IR spectroscopies. Finally, we assessed in a quantitative way the surface hydration state at different water equilibrium pressures by microgravimetric measurements.
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- Lorenzo Mino
- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, via Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy; (C.N.); (R.S.); (G.S.); (G.M.)
- Correspondence: (L.M.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, via Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy; (C.N.); (R.S.); (G.S.); (G.M.)
- Department of Chemistry, Center for materials science and nanotechnology, University of Oslo, Sem Sælands vei 26, 0371 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, via Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy; (C.N.); (R.S.); (G.S.); (G.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, via Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy; (C.N.); (R.S.); (G.S.); (G.M.)
- Correspondence: (L.M.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, via Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy; (C.N.); (R.S.); (G.S.); (G.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, via Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy; (C.N.); (R.S.); (G.S.); (G.M.)
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Yang C, Capdevila-Cortada M, Dong C, Zhou Y, Wang J, Yu X, Nefedov A, Heißler S, López N, Shen W, Wöll C, Wang Y. Surface Refaceting Mechanism on Cubic Ceria. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7925-7931. [PMID: 32870002 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Polar surfaces of solid oxides are intrinsically unstable and tend to reconstruct due to the diverging electrostatic energy and thus often exhibit unique physical and chemical properties. However, a quantitative description of the restructuring mechanism of these polar surfaces remains challenging. Here we provide an atomic-level picture of the refaceting process that governs the surface polarity compensation of cubic ceria nanoparticles based on the accurate reference data acquired from the well-defined model systems. The combined results from advanced infrared spectroscopy, atomic-resolved transmission electron microscopy, and density functional theory calculations identify a two-step scenario where an initial O-terminated (2 × 2) reconstruction is followed by a severe refaceting via massive mass transport at elevated temperatures to yield {111}-dominated nanopyramids. This significant surface restructuring promotes the redox properties of ceria nanocubes, which account for the enhanced catalytic activity for CO oxidation.
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- Chengwu Yang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 102206, China
- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Gunathunge CM, Li J, Li X, Waegele MM. Surface-Adsorbed CO as an Infrared Probe of Electrocatalytic Interfaces. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Charuni M. Gunathunge
- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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Heinz WR, Agirrezabal-Telleria I, Junk R, Berger J, Wang J, Sharapa DI, Gil-Calvo M, Luz I, Soukri M, Studt F, Wang Y, Wöll C, Bunzen H, Drees M, Fischer RA. Thermal Defect Engineering of Precious Group Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Case Study on Ru/Rh-HKUST-1 Analogues. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:40635-40647. [PMID: 32791827 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A methodology is introduced for controlled postsynthetic thermal defect engineering (TDE) of precious group metal-organic frameworks (PGM-MOFs). The case study is based on the Ru/Rh analogues of the archetypical structure [Cu3(BTC)2] (HKUST-1; BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate). Quantitative monitoring of the TDE process and extensive characterization of the samples employing a complementary set of analytical and spectroscopic techniques reveal that the compositionally very complex TDE-MOF materials result from the elimination and/or fragmentation of ancillary ligands and/or linkers. TDE involves the preferential secession of acetate ligands, intrinsically introduced via coordination modulation during synthesis, and the gradual decarboxylation of ligator sites of the framework linker BTC. Both processes lead to modified Ru/Rh paddlewheel nodes. These nodes exhibit a lowered average oxidation state and more accessible open metal centers, as deduced from surface-ligand IR spectroscopy using CO as a probe and supported by density functional theory (DFT)-based computations. The monometallic and the mixed-metal PGM-MOFs systematically differ in their TDE properties and, in particular in the hydride generation ability (HGA). This latter property is an important indicator for the catalytic activity of PGM-MOFs, as demonstrated by the ethylene dimerization reaction to 1-butene.
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- Werner R Heinz
- Department of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Engineering School of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Torres Quevedo 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Engineering School of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Torres Quevedo 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- RTI International, 3040 E Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina 27709, United States
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- RTI International, 3040 E Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina 27709, United States
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- Chair of Solid-State and Materials Chemistry, Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 1, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Tuttle RR, Folkman SJ, Rubin HN, Finke RG, Reynolds MM. Copper Metal-Organic Framework Surface Catalysis: Catalyst Poisoning, IR Spectroscopic, and Kinetic Evidence Addressing the Nature and Number of the Catalytically Active Sites En Route to Improved Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:39043-39055. [PMID: 32805891 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The metal-organic framework (MOF) H3[(Cu4Cl)3-(BTTri)8, H3BTTri = 1,3,5-tris(1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-yl)benzene] (CuBTTri) is a precatalyst for biomedically relevant nitric oxide (NO) release from S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO). The questions of the number and nature of the catalytically most active, kinetically dominant sites are addressed. Also addressed is whether or not the well-defined structural geometry of MOFs (as solid-state analogues of molecular compounds) can be used to generate specific, testable hypotheses about, for example, if intrapore vs exterior surface metal sites are more catalytically active. Studies of the initial catalytic rate vs CuBTTri particle external surface area to interior volume ratio show that intrapore copper sites are inactive within the experimental error (≤1.7 × 10-5% of the observed catalytic activity)-restated, the traditional MOF intrapore metal site catalysis hypothesis is disproven for the current system. All observed catalysis occurs at exterior surface Cu sites, within the experimental error. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analysis of CN--poisoned CuBTTri reveals just two detectable Cu sites at a ca. ≥0.5% detection limit, those that bind three or one CN- ("Cu(CN)3" and "CuCN"), corresponding to the CN- binding expected for exterior surface, 3-coordinate (Cusurface) and intrapore, 5-coordinate (Cupore) sites predicted by the idealized, metal-terminated crystal structure. Two-coordinate Cu defect sites are ruled out at the ≥0.5% FT-IR detection limit as such defect sites would have been detectable by the FT-IR studies of the CN--poisoned catalyst. Size-selective poisoning studies of CuBTTri exterior surface sites reveal that 1.3 (±0.4)% of total copper in 0.6 ± 0.4 μm particles is active. That counting of active sites yields a normalized turnover frequency (TOF), TOFnorm = (4.9 ± 1.2) × 10-2 mol NO (mol Cusurface)-1 s-1 (in water, at 20 min, 25 °C, 1 mM GSNO, 30% loss of GSNO, and 1.3 ± 0.4 mol % Cusurface)-a value ∼100× higher than the TOF calculated without active site counting. Overall, Ockham's razor interpretation of the data is that exterior surface, Cusurface sites are the catalytically most active sites present at a 1.3 (±0.4)% level of total Cu.
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- Robert R Tuttle
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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Fan Z, Wang J, Wang W, Burger S, Wang Z, Wang Y, Wöll C, Cokoja M, Fischer RA. Defect Engineering of Copper Paddlewheel-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks of Type NOTT-100: Implementing Truncated Linkers and Its Effect on Catalytic Properties. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:37993-38002. [PMID: 32846497 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c07249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A series of new defect-engineered metal-organic frameworks (DEMOFs) were synthesized by framework doping with truncated linkers employing the mixed-linker approach. Two tritopic defective (truncated) linkers, biphenyl-3,3',5-tricarboxylates (LH) lacking a ligating group and 5-(5-carboxypyridin-3-yl)isophthalates (LPy) bearing a weaker interacting ligator site, were integrated into the framework of Cu2(BPTC) (NOTT-100, BPTC = biphenyl-3,3',5,5'-tetracarboxylates). Incorporating LH into the framework mainly generates missing metal node defects, thereby obtaining dangling COOH groups in the framework. However, introducing LPy forms more modified metal nodes featuring reduced and more accessible Cu sites. In comparison with the pristine NOTT-100, the defect-engineered NOTT-100 (DE-NOTT-100) samples show two unique features: (i) functional groups (the protonated carboxylate groups as the Brønsted acid sites or the pyridyl N atoms as the Lewis basic sites), which can act as second active sites, are incorporated into the MOF frameworks, and (ii) more modified paddlewheels, which provided extra coordinatively unsaturated sites, are generated. The cooperative functioning of the above characteristics enhances the catalytic performance of certain types of reactions. For a proof of concept, two exemplary reactions, namely, the cycloaddition of CO2 with propylene oxide to propylene carbonate and the cyclopropanation of styrene, were carried out to evaluate the catalytic activities of those DE-NOTT-100 materials depending on the defect structure.
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- Zhiying Fan
- Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergtraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergtraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergtraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergtraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergtraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany
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Yang C, Wang W, Nefedov A, Wang Y, Mayerhöfer TG, Wöll C. Polarization-dependent vibrational shifts on dielectric substrates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:17129-17133. [PMID: 32756634 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02399j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The interaction of light with matter at surfaces of dielectrics strongly depends on polarization. Here, we present the first infrared spectroscopic evidence for significant polarization effects in the spectroscopic detection of adsorbate vibrational frequencies. In addition to much larger peak intensities for p-polarized light relative to s-polarization, a small but distinct blue shift was identified for CO adsorbed at the surfaces of two prototype dielectric substrates, CeO2(111) and CaCO3(10.4). A simulation using a layer model yields very good agreement with experiment.
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- C Yang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China and Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, D-07745 Jena, Germany. and Institute of Physical Chemistry, and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena D-07743, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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Safy MEA, Amin M, Haikal RR, Elshazly B, Wang J, Wang Y, Wöll C, Alkordi MH. Probing the Water Stability Limits and Degradation Pathways of Metal–Organic Frameworks. Chemistry 2020; 26:7109-7117. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Mohamed E. A. Safy
- Center for Materials Science Zewail City of Science and Technology October Gardens Giza 12578 Egypt
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- Department of Sciences University College Groningen University of Groningen 9718 BG Groningen Netherlands
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- Center for Materials Science Zewail City of Science and Technology October Gardens Giza 12578 Egypt
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- Center for Materials Science Zewail City of Science and Technology October Gardens Giza 12578 Egypt
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Center for Materials Science Zewail City of Science and Technology October Gardens Giza 12578 Egypt
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Schilling C, Ziemba M, Hess C, Ganduglia-Pirovano MV. Identification of single-atom active sites in CO oxidation over oxide-supported Au catalysts. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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