Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (8): 2010-2016.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(21)63964-5

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Direct identification of the carbonate intermediate during water-gas shift reaction at Pt-NiO interfaces using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Si-Na Qina,, Di-Ye Weia,, Jie Weia, Jia-Sheng Lina, Qing-Qi Chena, Yuan-Fei Wua, Huai-Zhou Jina,b,$(), Hua Zhanga,#(), Jian-Feng Lia,b,*()   

  1. aCollege of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Energy,Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China
    bCollege of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2021-07-20 Accepted:2021-10-21 Online:2022-08-18 Published:2022-06-20
  • Contact: Huai-Zhou Jin, Hua Zhang, Jian-Feng Li
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    Contributed equally to this work.

  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21972117);National Natural Science Foundation of China(21925404);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22122205);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22021001);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFB1505800);"111" Project(B17027);Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2019J01030);State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals(KF2002)

Abstract:

Noble metal-reducible oxide interfaces have been regarded as one of the most active sites for water-gas shift reaction. However, the molecular reaction mechanism of water-gas shift reaction at these interfaces still remains unclear. Herein, water-gas shift reaction at Pt-NiO interfaces has been in-situ explored using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy by construction of Au@Pt@NiO nanostructures. Direct Raman spectroscopic evidence demonstrates that water-gas shift reaction at Pt-NiO interfaces proceeds via an associative mechanism with the carbonate species as a key intermediate. The carbonate species is generated through the reaction of adsorbed CO with gaseous water, and its decomposition is a slow step in water-gas shift reaction. Moreover, the Pt-NiO interfaces would promote the formation of this carbonate intermediate, thus leading to a higher activity compared with pure Pt. This spectral information deepens the fundamental understanding of the reaction mechanism of water-gas shift reaction, which would promote the design of more efficient catalysts.

Key words: Water-gas shift reaction, Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Core-shell nanostructure, In-situ characterization, Carbonate intermediate