Critical Au Concentration for the Stabilization of Au-Cu Nanoparticles on Rutile against Dissociation under Oxygen.
Controlling aging of catalysts is of crucial importance to preserve their properties, in particular for bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) where reaction can modify the composition. Herein, we have studied the stability upon oxygen exposure of gold-copper NPs supported on rutile. We have used in situ scanning tunneling microscopy to follow the evolution of individual Au, Cu and Au-Cu NPs with various compositions grown on the TiO2(110) surface, during each step from their nucleation to their modification with oxygen. We demonstrated a direct relation between the stability of the nanoparticles and their Au concentration. Whereas pure Cu nanoparticles dissociate under O2, Au-Cu NPs containing at least 20% Au are stable. This is explained by a modification of the local density of states of Cu atoms upon alloying.
†Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Université Paris 6, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.|‡Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, UMR CNRS 7588, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.|§Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin - BP 48 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France.
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†Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Université Paris 6, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.|‡Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, UMR CNRS 7588, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.
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†Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Université Paris 6, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.|‡Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, UMR CNRS 7588, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.
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†Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Université Paris 6, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.|‡Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, UMR CNRS 7588, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.
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†Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Université Paris 6, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.|‡Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, UMR CNRS 7588, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.
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§Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin - BP 48 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France.
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§Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin - BP 48 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France.
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∥Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, MPQ, UMR 7162 CNRS, Bâtiment Condorcet, Case 7021, 75205 Paris CEDEX 13, France.
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†Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, Université Paris 6, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.|‡Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, UMR CNRS 7588, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France.
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TiO2; alloy; bimetallic; catalysts; scanning tunneling microscopy