Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2024, Vol. 58: 237-246.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(23)64597-8

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Top-down fabrication of active interface between TiO2 and Pt nanoclusters. Part 1: Redispersion process and mechanism

Xiaorui Dua,b,1, Yike Huanga,c,1, Xiaoli Pana, Xunzhu Jianga,d, Yang Sua, Jingyi Yanga, Yalin Guoa,e, Bing Hana,f, Chengyan Wenb, Chenguang Wangb,g,*(), Botao Qiaoa,d,*()   

  1. aCAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
    bGuangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
    cArtificial Intelligence for Science Institute, Beijing 100000, China
    dUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    eMulti-scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
    fSINOPEC Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
    gCAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2023-12-09 Accepted:2024-01-04 Online:2024-03-18 Published:2024-03-28
  • Contact: *E-mail: bqiao@dicp.ac.cn (B Qiao),wangcg@ms.giec.ac.cn (C. Wang).
  • About author:1 Contributed equally to this work.
  • Supported by:
    CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(YSBR-022);CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(YSBR-044);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22309185);National Key Project for Fundamental Research and Development of China(2021YFA1500503);Liaoning Province Free Exploration Fund(2023020351-JH6/1005);Natural Science Foundation of China and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Cooperative Research Project(21961142006);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22388102)

Abstract:

Supported metal nanoclusters (NCs) are regarded as the next generation of catalyst that bridge the nanocatalyst and single-atom catalyst. However, feasible fabrication of thermally stable NCs has remained a daunting challenge. In this paper, the first part of an extended work, we report a simple route to fabricate Pt NCs in size of around 1 nm through redispersion of Pt nanoparticles (NPs) or commercial PtO2 by a calcination treatment. Combining control experiments and detailed DFT simulation, the whole redispersion process was described and evidenced to proceed via a gas-phase trapping way: Under promotion of oxygen atmosphere and high temperature, volatile oxidized Pt monomers were firstly generated and then trapped by surface defects, forming special sites that preferentially induce the growth of clusters on them. The growing clusters have both size- and temperature-dependent stability, resulting a most stable size distribution of around 1 nm when fabricated at 550 °C. This work provides a feasible top-down strategy to fabricate highly dispersed metal clusters.

Key words: Heterogeneous catalysis, Nanocluster, Redispersion, Metal-oxide interface, CO oxidation