Carbon subsurface traffic jam as driver for methane oxidation activity and selectivity on palladium surfaces

Ulrike Küst (), Rosemary Jones, Julia Prumbs, Alessandro Namar, Mattia Scardamaglia, Andrey Shavorskiy and Jan Knudsen ()
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Ulrike Küst: Lund University
Rosemary Jones: Lund University
Julia Prumbs: Lund University
Alessandro Namar: University of Trieste
Mattia Scardamaglia: Lund University
Andrey Shavorskiy: Lund University
Jan Knudsen: Lund University

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Separating how surface and subsurface species affect catalytic function is a challenging task in heterogeneous catalysis, particularly when deposition and segregation take place at reaction conditions. Here, we report on an operando approach to establish surface/subsurface/function correlations. Using temperature modulations we oscillate carbon deposition and segregation over a Pd catalyst. Catalytic composition and function are monitored during methane oxidation showing that the surface coverage of carbon drives partial oxidation to CO, while subsurface carbon controls the overall methane turnover. Also, we show that a carbon traffic jam in the subsurface leads to a shifting selectivity from H2 to H2O formation, highlighting the importance of the catalyst subsurface for the catalytic reaction.

Date: 2025
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