Dynamic structure of active sites in ceria-supported Pt catalysts for the water gas shift reaction

Yuanyuan Li; Matthew Kottwitz; Joshua L. Vincent; Michael J. Enright; Zongyuan Liu; Lihua Zhang; Jiahao Huang; Sanjaya D. Senanayake; Wei-Chang D. Yang; Peter A. Crozier; Ralph G. Nuzzo; Anatoly I. Frenkel

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21132-4

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Dynamic structure of active sites in ceria-supported Pt catalysts for the water gas shift reaction

Yuanyuan Li,
Matthew Kottwitz,
Joshua L. Vincent,
Michael J. Enright,
Zongyuan Liu,
Lihua Zhang,
Jiahao Huang,
Sanjaya D. Senanayake,
Wei-Chang D. Yang,
Peter A. Crozier,
Ralph G. Nuzzo,
Anatoly I. Frenkel

Affiliations

Yuanyuan Li: Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University
Matthew Kottwitz: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
Joshua L. Vincent: School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University
Michael J. Enright: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
Zongyuan Liu: Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Lihua Zhang: Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Jiahao Huang: Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University
Sanjaya D. Senanayake: Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Wei-Chang D. Yang: Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Peter A. Crozier: School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University
Ralph G. Nuzzo: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
Anatoly I. Frenkel: Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21132-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Revealing the structure and dynamics of active sites is essential to understand catalytic mechanisms. Here the authors demonstrate the dynamic nature of perimeter Pt0−O vacancy−Ce3+ sites in Pt/CeO2 and the key effects of their dynamics on the mechanism of the water gas shift reaction.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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