Tuning the activities of cuprous oxide nanostructures via the oxide-metal interaction

Wugen Huang, Qingfei Liu, Zhiwen Zhou, Yangsheng Li, Yunjian Ling, Yong Wang, Yunchuan Tu, Beibei Wang, Xiaohong Zhou, Dehui Deng, Bo Yang, Yong Yang, Zhi Liu, Xinhe Bao and Fan Yang ()
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Wugen Huang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qingfei Liu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhiwen Zhou: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yangsheng Li: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunjian Ling: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong Wang: Xiamen University
Yunchuan Tu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beibei Wang: ShanghaiTech University
Xiaohong Zhou: ShanghaiTech University
Dehui Deng: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bo Yang: ShanghaiTech University
Yong Yang: ShanghaiTech University
Zhi Liu: ShanghaiTech University
Xinhe Bao: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fan Yang: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Despite tremendous importance in catalysis, the design of oxide-metal interface has been hampered by the limited understanding of the nature of interfacial sites and the oxide-metal interaction (OMI). Through construction of well-defined Cu2O/Pt, Cu2O/Ag and Cu2O/Au interfaces, we find that Cu2O nanostructures (NSs) on Pt exhibit much lower thermal stability than on Ag and Au, although they show the same structure. The activities of these interfaces are compared for CO oxidation and follow the order of Cu2O/Pt > Cu2O/Au > Cu2O/Ag. OMI is found to determine the activity and stability of supported Cu2O NSs, which could be described by the formation energy of interfacial oxygen vacancy. Further, electronic interaction between Cu+ and metal substrates is found center to OMI, where the d band center could be used as a key descriptor. Our study provides insight for OMI and for the development of Cu-based catalysts for low temperature oxidation reactions.

Date: 2020
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