Thermal annealing effects on palladium-decorated gold nanoparticle catalysts
Date
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Palladium metal supported on gold in the form of surface ensembles have enhanced catalytic properties compared to monometallic Pd, as exemplified by Pd-decorated Au nanoparticles (Pd-on-Au NPs) for various room-temperature reactions. Whereas the catalytic properties and nanostructure of Pd-on-Au NPs are not known at higher temperatures, this work focuses on thermal annealing effects on the Pd-on-Au NP nanostructure, bimetal distribution, and room-temperature water-phase trichloroethene hydrodechlorination (TCE HDC) as the model reaction. Analysis of the average coordination environment of Pd and Au atoms through x-ray absorption spectroscopy showed that as-synthesized Pd-on-Au NPs transitioned from a Au core/Pd shell structure to Au-rich core/PdAu surface alloy or PdAu mixed alloy structures depending on the Pd surface coverage (30–150 sc%) and annealing temperature (100–400 °C). The HDC activity strongly correlated with Pd ensemble size, where the as-formed Pd islands exhibited one order of magnitude enhanced activity compared to monometallic Pd. Higher annealing temperatures led to a surface/mixed alloy structure with smaller Pd ensemble size, resulting in lower activity but still ∼3 times more active than monometallic Pd. These results illustrate the importance of catalyst structure on activity and the usefulness of metal-decorated metal catalysts for higher-temperature reactions.
Description
Advisor
Degree
Type
Keywords
Citation
Fang, Yu-Lun, Zhao, Zhun, Heck, Kimberly N., et al.. "Thermal annealing effects on palladium-decorated gold nanoparticle catalysts." Journal of Catalysis, 410, (2022) Elsevier: 246-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2022.04.007.