Issue 28, 2017
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Chemical Communications

H2O-Improved O2 activation on the Pd–Au bimetallic surface†

Sungmin Han,a   Edward J. Evans, Jr,a   Gregory M. Mullenb  and  C. Buddie Mullins ORCID logo *ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Center for Nano and Molecular Science and Technology, Texas Materials Institute, Center for Electrochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0231, USA
E-mail: mullins@che.utexas.edu

b McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Nano and Molecular Science and Technology, Texas Materials Institute, Center for Electrochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0231, USA

Abstract

Improved activation of adsorbed O2 by co-adsorbed H2O on the Pd–Au(111) surface has been observed. When co-adsorbed with H2O, O2 admolecules on the Pd–Au surface are more strongly bound via their interactions with H2O. This interaction leads to large enhancements in the dissociation of O2 as determined via the generation of CO2 upon exposure to CO.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC01542A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Feb 2017
Accepted
16 Mar 2017
First published
16 Mar 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 3990-3993

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H2O-Improved O2 activation on the Pd–Au bimetallic surface

S. Han, E. J. Evans, G. M. Mullen and C. B. Mullins, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 3990 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC01542A

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