Generating active metal/oxide reverse interfaces through coordinated migration of single atoms

Lina Zhang; Shaolong Wan; Congcong Du; Qiang Wan; Hien Pham; Jiafei Zhao; Xingyu Ding; Diye Wei; Wei Zhao; Jiwei Li; Yanping Zheng; Hui Xie; Hua Zhang; Mingshu Chen; Kelvin H. L. Zhang; Shuai Wang; Jingdong Lin; Jianyu Huang; Sen Lin; Yong Wang; Abhaya K. Datye; Ye Wang; Haifeng Xiong

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-45483-w

Nature Communications (Feb 2024)

Generating active metal/oxide reverse interfaces through coordinated migration of single atoms

Lina Zhang,
Shaolong Wan,
Congcong Du,
Qiang Wan,
Hien Pham,
Jiafei Zhao,
Xingyu Ding,
Diye Wei,
Wei Zhao,
Jiwei Li,
Yanping Zheng,
Hui Xie,
Hua Zhang,
Mingshu Chen,
Kelvin H. L. Zhang,
Shuai Wang,
Jingdong Lin,
Jianyu Huang,
Sen Lin,
Yong Wang,
Abhaya K. Datye,
Ye Wang,
Haifeng Xiong

Affiliations

Lina Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Shaolong Wan: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Congcong Du: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Qiang Wan: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Hien Pham: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico
Jiafei Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Xingyu Ding: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Diye Wei: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Wei Zhao: Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University
Jiwei Li: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Yanping Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Hui Xie: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Hua Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Mingshu Chen: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Kelvin H. L. Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Shuai Wang: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Jingdong Lin: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Jianyu Huang: Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Sen Lin: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Yong Wang: Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University
Abhaya K. Datye: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico
Ye Wang: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Haifeng Xiong: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45483-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

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Abstract Identification of active sites in catalytic materials is important and helps establish approaches to the precise design of catalysts for achieving high reactivity. Generally, active sites of conventional heterogeneous catalysts can be single atom, nanoparticle or a metal/oxide interface. Herein, we report that metal/oxide reverse interfaces can also be active sites which are created from the coordinated migration of metal and oxide atoms. As an example, a Pd1/CeO2 single-atom catalyst prepared via atom trapping, which is otherwise inactive at 30 °C, is able to completely oxidize formaldehyde after steam treatment. The enhanced reactivity is due to the formation of a Ce2O3-Pd nanoparticle domain interface, which is generated by the migration of both Ce and Pd atoms on the atom-trapped Pd1/CeO2 catalyst during steam treatment. We show that the generation of metal oxide-metal interfaces can be achieved in other heterogeneous catalysts due to the coordinated mobility of metal and oxide atoms, demonstrating the formation of a new active interface when using metal single-atom material as catalyst precursor.

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