Dual doping effects (site blockage and electronic promotion) imposed by adatoms on Pd nanocrystals for catalytic hydrogen production.

نویسندگان

  • S Jones
  • S M Fairclough
  • M Gordon-Brown
  • W Zheng
  • A Kolpin
  • B Pang
  • W C H Kuo
  • J M Smith
  • S C E Tsang
چکیده

Three distinctive doping effects to modify the electronic and geometric properties of Pd nanocrystals for HCOOH decomposition to H2/CO2 are presented: Bi atoms take preferable residence on higher index sites, which leads to a reduction in HCOOH dehydration; Te atoms dwell favourably on terrace sites, which reduces the rate of dehydrogenation; Ag atoms, without site specificity, induce strong electronic effects to promote the activity on the dwindling number of surface Pd sites at high coverage.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chemical communications

دوره 51 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015