Overlayer Bimetallic Catalysts or Particle Size Effects? A Comparison of Re@Pd Catalysts with Different Particle Sizes

Skoglund, Michael D.; Holles, Joseph H.

doi:10.1007/s10562-013-1052-0

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“…The catalysts synthesized have been previously discussed [4,13]. The catalysts were synthesized via incipient wetness impregnation to be bimetallic overlayer catalysts.…”

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“…Two of the Re@Pd SD catalysts were created. One (Re@Pd SD Small) was created with an average particle size of 2.7 nm and the other (Re@Pd SD Large) with an average particle size of 6.3 nm [4]. Henceforth, catalysts referred to as ''bimetallic'' are catalysts synthesized without support inhibitor and are bimetallic mixtures of Re and Pd, whereas ''overlayer'' catalysts are synthesized to be Re particles coated in Pd.…”

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“…The bimetallic samples are synthesized without a surface inhibitor. The details of the syntheses are laid out by Skoglund et al but the lack of an inhibition step causes the Pd to be placed anywhere on the Re/Al 2 O 3 catalyst, including the alumina support [4], whereas the single deposition (SD) and triple deposition (TD) catalysts are synthesized to be overlayer catalysts. With additional palladium depositions, more palladium is on the catalyst.…”

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“…The benefits of bimetallic catalysts have been studied using many different techniques and the benefits themselves have been attributed to bifunctional reaction routes [1], structural effects [2], and electronic modification of surface properties [3]. Bimetallic catalysts synthesized with one metal in an overlayer atop a supported parent metal have been shown via computational, single crystal, and bulk experimental studies to predominately exhibit changes in electronic surface properties [4][5][6].…”

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“…In this work, the same catalysts previously published [12,13] were analyzed via X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to analyze their electronic and structural properties. In addition to the catalysts synthesized by Latusek et al catalysts synthesized and published by Skoglund et al were also studied via XAS to continue their work in determining that the formation of an overlayer dominates reactivity over particle size effects [4]. XAS can be used to determine element specific properties such as coordination number, bond distance, and oxidation states [14][15][16].…”

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Particle Size or Electronic Effect? An XAS Study of Re@Pd Overlayer Catalysts

2015

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Re@Pd (core@overlayer) catalysts are analyzed via X-ray absorption spectroscopy to correlate structural and electronic properties with previous reactivity results. The ethylene hydrogenation turnover frequency of the Re-Pd bimetallic and the Re@Pd catalysts is much lower than that of the pure Pd. A reduction of activity agrees with the computationally predicted properties of the overlayer catalysts and indicates that the overlayer catalysts have been synthesized. The FEFF fitted EXAFS yields a Pd-Pd inter-atomic distance in the Re@Pd SD small particle (2.7 nm) catalyst of 2.79 Å and in the Re@Pd SD large particle (6.3 nm) catalyst of 2.76 Å . The fitted Pd-Pd inter-atomic distance of Pd foil is 2.74 Å . The small particle overlayer Re@Pd SD catalyst is also longer than the Pd-Pd inter-atomic distance seen in the, as synthesized, structureless bimetallic Re-Pd (2.73 Å ). The disparity in calculated inter-atomic distances indicates an electronic effect is being exerted upon the disperse Pd atoms by the larger Re crystals and vice versa. The Pd K-edge and Re L III -edge white line data also show the electronic interaction between the Pd overlayer and the core Re atoms. The Pd white line of the overlayer catalysts shifted up relative to Pd foil indicating Pd d-band broadening as a result of the interaction of Pd with Re. The Re d-band of the overlayer catalysts narrowed, which is evidenced by the decreased white line absorption relative to Re foil. These observed changes in the Pd and Re d-band are consistent with computational predictions for catalysts with overlayer structures. Graphical Abstract

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“…The catalysts synthesized have been previously discussed [4,13]. The catalysts were synthesized via incipient wetness impregnation to be bimetallic overlayer catalysts.…”

Section: Catalyst Synthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Catalyst Synthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Elemental Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Particle Size or Electronic Effect? An XAS Study of Re@Pd Overlayer Catalysts

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Characterization of Ni@Pt and Co@Pt overlayer catalysts using XAS studies

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Holles

2015

Applied Catalysis A: General

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The use of XAS studies on Co@Pt and Ni@Pt pseudomorphic overlayer catalysts along with a ethylene hydrogenation descriptor reaction have shown that the d-band of Pt can be effected by the parent metal that it is overlayed on. Pt bond distances were found to be shorter than pure Pt when atop the base Ni and Co indicating that the base metal was exerting compressive strain on the Pt and, for two reasons, causing the Pt d-band to broaden and therefore shift downwards in energy. First, the compressive strain alone has been shown to broaden the d-band of larger atoms atop of smaller ones (i.e. Pt atop Ni) and in the case of the Co@Pt sample Co has one less valence electron then Ni and Pt. This allows for more, than Ni and Pt, of a synergistic interaction between Co and Pt in the overlayer samples resulting in even larger Pt d-bandwidth broadening and shifting. This XAS data was confirmed via reactivity studies as the overlayer samples of both Ni and Co based catalysts had lower reactivity than the pure Pt samples.

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