Author
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- Jannis Neugebohren
(Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Goettingen)
- Dmitriy Borodin
(Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Goettingen)
- Hinrich W. Hahn
(Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Goettingen)
- Jan Altschäffel
(Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Goettingen
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry)
- Alexander Kandratsenka
(Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry)
- Daniel J. Auerbach
(Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry)
- Charles T. Campbell
(University of Washington)
- Dirk Schwarzer
(Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry)
- Dan J. Harding
(Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Goettingen
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
- Alec M. Wodtke
(Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Goettingen
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Georg-August University of Göttingen)
- Theofanis N. Kitsopoulos
(Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
University of Crete
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH)
Abstract
Catalysts are widely used to increase reaction rates. They function by stabilizing the transition state of the reaction at their active site, where the atomic arrangement ensures favourable interactions 1 . However, mechanistic understanding is often limited when catalysts possess multiple active sites—such as sites associated with either the step edges or the close-packed terraces of inorganic nanoparticles2–4—with distinct activities that cannot be measured simultaneously. An example is the oxidation of carbon monoxide over platinum surfaces, one of the oldest and best studied heterogeneous reactions. In 1824, this reaction was recognized to be crucial for the function of the Davy safety lamp, and today it is used to optimize combustion, hydrogen production and fuel-cell operation5,6. The carbon dioxide products are formed in a bimodal kinetic energy distribution7–13; however, despite extensive study 5 , it remains unclear whether this reflects the involvement of more than one reaction mechanism occurring at multiple active sites12,13. Here we show that the reaction rates at different active sites can be measured simultaneously, using molecular beams to controllably introduce reactants and slice ion imaging14,15 to map the velocity vectors of the product molecules, which reflect the symmetry and the orientation of the active site 16 . We use this velocity-resolved kinetics approach to map the oxidation rates of carbon monoxide at step edges and terrace sites on platinum surfaces, and find that the reaction proceeds through two distinct channels11–13: it is dominated at low temperatures by the more active step sites, and at high temperatures by the more abundant terrace sites. We expect our approach to be applicable to a wide range of heterogeneous reactions and to provide improved mechanistic understanding of the contribution of different active sites, which should be useful in the design of improved catalysts.
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Jannis Neugebohren & Dmitriy Borodin & Hinrich W. Hahn & Jan Altschäffel & Alexander Kandratsenka & Daniel J. Auerbach & Charles T. Campbell & Dirk Schwarzer & Dan J. Harding & Alec M. Wodtke & Theofa, 2018.
"Velocity-resolved kinetics of site-specific carbon monoxide oxidation on platinum surfaces,"
Nature, Nature, vol. 558(7709), pages 280-283, June.
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RePEc:nat:nature:v:558:y:2018:i:7709:d:10.1038_s41586-018-0188-x
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0188-x
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- Juan Francisco Sánchez-Pérez & Jose Andres Moreno Nicolas & Francisco Alhama & Manuel Canovas, 2020.
"Study of Transition Zones in the Carbon Monoxide Catalytic Oxidation on Platinum Using the Network Simulation Method,"
Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 8(9), pages 1-16, August.
- Darowicki, K. & Gawel, L. & Mielniczek, M. & Zielinski, A. & Janicka, E. & Hunger, J. & Jorissen, L., 2020.
"The impedance of hydrogen oxidation reaction in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell in the presence of carbon monoxide in hydrogen stream,"
Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 279(C).
- Taek-Seung Kim & Christopher R. O’Connor & Christian Reece, 2024.
"Interrogating site dependent kinetics over SiO2-supported Pt nanoparticles,"
Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
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