The
interaction between Pt and CeO2 under reducing and
oxidizing conditions as well as its effect on the thermal stability
of Pt/CeO2 were extensively investigated by means of N2 adsorption/desorption, Raman spectroscopy, CO chemisorption,
H2 TPR, XRD, and XPS techniques. In situ and ex situ Raman
spectroscopy showed that Pt is anchored with the surface oxygen of
CeO2 by forming Pt–O–Ce bond during the oxidative
treatment of Pt/CeO2. Under the reducing condition, the
static CO chemisorption presented that the amount of CO adsorbed on
CeO2 is almost equal to that on Pt/CeO2, implying
that Pt atom is located on the oxygen vacancy generated on reduced
CeO2 surface. Strong Pt–O–Ce bond maintained
the textural properties of Pt/CeO2 from oxidative treatment
at temperature as high as 800 °C, as evidenced by the XRD patterns
and BJH curves of the samples. Selective removal of the surface oxygen
of Pt/CeO2 resulted in the decreased thermal stability
of Pt/CeO2 due to the loss of Pt–O–Ce bond.
Stronger interaction between Pt and CeO2 is observed when
the oxidation temperature was increased from 500 to 800 °C, as
evidenced by the shift of the surface reduction peak of Pt/CeO2 in H2 TPR to the higher temperature. It is consistent
with in situ Raman spectra of Pt/CeO2, which showed that
Pt–O–Ce bond became more resistant to the reduction
by H2 after the oxidative treatment at 800 °C. Hence,
it is concluded that Pt–O–Ce bond plays an important
role in improving the thermal stability of Pt/CeO2 upon
the oxidative treatment at high temperature. Based on characterization
results, the model is proposed to explain the interaction between
Pt and CeO2 under the oxidative treatment.