Adsorption and activation of CO2 on Pt/CeOx/TiO2(110): Role of the Pt-CeOx interface

The adsorption and dissociation of CO2 on TiO2(110), CeOx/TiO2(110) and Pt/CeOx/TiO2(110) surfaces has been examined using Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (AP-XPS). The substrates under study exhibited different degrees of complexity which were tested for the binding of the adsorba...

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Autores: Grinter, David C., Graciani Alonso, Jesús, Palomino, Robert M., Xu, Fang, Waluyo, Iradwikanari, Fernández Sanz, Javier, Senanayake, Sanjaya D., Rodríguez, José A.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/141454
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/141454
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2021.121852
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Carbon dioxide
Platinum
Ceria
Titania
Ambient-pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Density functional calculations
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Resumo:The adsorption and dissociation of CO2 on TiO2(110), CeOx/TiO2(110) and Pt/CeOx/TiO2(110) surfaces has been examined using Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (AP-XPS). The substrates under study exhibited different degrees of complexity which were tested for the binding of the adsorbate and the cleavage of C-O bonds. The surfaces were prepared by depositing CeOx (0.1 ML) onto TiO2(110) to form a mixed oxide support, onto which Pt nanoparticles (0.2 ML) were deposited. This configuration yields a complex set of in- terfaces between metal and oxides and we have systematically titrated the active role of each component (Pt 4f, Ce 3d and Ti 2p regions) and the arising surface intermediates (C 1 s and O 1 s regions). CO2 barely bonds to stoichiometric TiO2(110). It heals oxygen vacancies of this oxide surface (CO2,gas → COgas + Oa) and does not form stable carbonates. A stable carbonate was seen upon adsorption of CO2 on CeOx/TiO2(110) and on this type of substrate the adsorbate also removed O vacancies leading to the oxidation of Ti3+and Ce3+ sites. Pt nano- particles dispersed on CeOx/TiO2(110) were highly effective for the binding and dissociation of CO2, with the formation of CO3, CO, C and CHx species on the Pt/CeOx/TiO2(110) system. The results of theoretical calcula- tions based on density-functional theory (DFT) show that Pt/CeOx/TiO2(110) binds CO2 much stronger than surfaces of bulk platinum {(111), (100), (110)} or other late transition metals. On a Pt-CeOx interface, the molecule adsorbs with a bent configuration (~130◦ O-C-O bond angle) and with a substantial elongation (~ 0.1 Å) of the C-O bonds, facilitating its transformation into high value chemicals.