Abstract
Cerium-doped cryptomelane stabilizes polyhedron Au nano-particles smaller than 3 nm. The obtained Au/Ce/cryptomelane catalyst is highly active for CO oxidation. Cationic, neutral, and anionic gold species were found on Ce/cryptomelane. The modification of cryptomelane by the addition of cerium is twofold: (i) cerium is incorporated in the tunnels of cryptomelane, increasing the number of defects which function as nucleation sites for gold and (ii) ceria nano-particles at the surface induce charge transfer between gold and cryptomelane. TOF for Au/Ce-K-OMS-2 is about twice that of Au/CeO2 prepared by the same procedure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 58-65 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Catalysis |
Volume | 309 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CO oxidation
- Cerium doping
- Cryptomelane
- Gold catalysis
- Oxygen vacancies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry