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Edvin Lundgren. Portrait.

Edvin Lundgren

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Edvin Lundgren. Portrait.

Structure and reactivity of a model catalyst alloy under realistic conditions

Author

  • Rasmus Westerström
  • J G Wang
  • M D Ackermann
  • Johan Gustafson
  • Andrea Resta
  • Anders Mikkelsen
  • Jesper N Andersen
  • Edvin Lundgren
  • O Balmes
  • X Torrelles
  • J W M Frenken
  • B Hammer
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Summary, in English

Using a combined experimental and theoretical approach, we show that a thin RhO2 oxide film forms on a Pt25Rh75(100) surface at elevated oxygen pressures and temperatures prior to the bulk oxidation. By the use of in situ surface x-ray diffraction under realistic CO oxidation reaction conditions, we show that the onset of the growth of thin RhO2 oxide film coincides with an increase in CO2 production. During the reaction, the consumed oxide film is continuously re-grown by oxygen in the gas phase. Our theoretical results strongly suggest that the CO adsorbs on the metallic substrate but reacts with the O in the RhO2 oxide film at the border between the RhO2 oxide film and the metallic substrate. This scenario could explain the experimental observations of oxidation reactions on other late transition metal surfaces as well as on their corresponding nanoparticles under realistic conditions.

Department/s

  • Synchrotron Radiation Research

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

6-184018

Publication/Series

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

Volume

20

Issue

18

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Topic

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1361-648X