Published 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

The complex behavior of the Pd 7 cluster supported on TiO 2 (110) during CO oxidation: adsorbate-driven promoting effect

  • 1. Shanghai University of Engineering Science (China). College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • 2. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Dept.

Description

When using the TiO2(110)-supported Pd7 cluster as a model catalyst, we identified the dynamics of supported metal nanoparticles using density functional theory calculations, at the sub-nanometer scale and under reactive environments. Increasing the CO coverage can induce a structural transformation from Pd7-3D/TiO2(110) at low coverage to Pd7-2D/TiO2(110) at the saturation coverage wherein CO saturation-driven Pd7-2D/TiO2(110) structure displays superior CO oxidation activity at the interfacial sites, which are highly active for catalyzing O2 dissociation and CO oxidation via bifunctional synergy.

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Journal Title
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP (Print)
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
45
Journal Page Range
p. 30899-30902
ISSN
1463-9076

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