Title

Methanol Reaction On Pt-Au Clusters On Tio2(110): Methoxy-Induced Diffusion Of Pt

Abstract

The reaction of methanol on Pt-Au bimetallic clusters on TiO 2(110) with varying bulk Au fractions has been studied by temperature programmed desorption (TPD) experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The bimetallic clusters with bulk Au fractions greater than 50% have surfaces that are 100% Au, but these Pt-Au clusters exhibit activity for methanol decomposition that is characteristic of Pt rather than Au; while methanol reaction on pure Pt clusters forms CO as a major product, reaction on pure Au clusters produces formaldehyde. Furthermore, as the bulk Pt concentration is decreased from 100 to 50% in the Pt-Au clusters, the CO yield decreases by only ∼25%. This behavior is consistent with methoxy-induced diffusion of Pt to the surface of the clusters in order to form strong Pt-methoxy bonds. DFT studies indicate that it is thermodynamically favorable for Pt to diffuse to the surface and bind to the methoxy adsorbate. Specifically, DFT calculations show that the methoxy intermediate bound to a single Pt atom in a Au monolayer on Pt(111) is more thermodynamically stable than methoxy bound to a Au monolayer modified by underlying Pt(111). Although extensive changes in activity due to bimetallic interactions are not observed, the peak temperature for CO desorption decreases by 25 K as the Pt fraction is decreased from 100% to 25%, and the selectivity for methane is higher on bimetallic clusters than on either of the pure metals. © 2013 American Chemical Society.

Publication Date

12-27-2013

Publication Title

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volume

117

Issue

51

Number of Pages

26998-27006

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1021/jp409618j

Socpus ID

84891452706 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84891452706

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS