Room temperature reaction of oxygen with gold: an in situ ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigation

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja909987j· OSTI ID:981744

Jiang, Peng; Porsgaard, Soeren; Borondics, Ferenc; Kober, Mariana; Caballero, Alfonso; Bluhm, Hendrik; Besenbacher, Flemming; Salmeron, Miquel

Gold is commonly regarded as the most inert element.1 However, the discovery of the exceptional catalytic properties of gold nanoparticles (NPs) for low temperature CO oxidation2 initiated great interest due to its promising applications and spawned a large number of studies devoted to the understanding of the reaction mechanism.3-6 Nevertheless, no consistent and conclusive picture has arisen.7-13

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Chemical Sciences Division; Materials Sciences Division
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 981744
• Report Number(s): LBNL-3057E; JACSAT; TRN: US201012%%1012
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society; ISSN 0002-7863
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
GOLD
OXIDATION
OXYGEN
REACTION KINETICS
X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY