Growth, Structure, and Catalytic Properties of ZnOx Grown on CuOx/Cu(111) Surfaces
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Dept.
- State Univ. of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
- Univ. Central de Venezuela, Caracas (Venezuela). Facultad de Ciencias
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Dept.; Univ. Central de Venezuela, Caracas (Venezuela). Facultad de Ciencias
A catalyst with a ZnO/Cu configuration plays an important role in the synthesis of methanol from CO2 hydrogenation. In this study, scanning tunneling microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to investigate the growth mode of small coverages of ZnOx, θoxi < 0.3 monolayer, on a Cu(111) substrate. Our results show that the modes of growth, size, and shape of the ZnO nanoparticles are strongly dependent on the Zn deposition temperature. In a set of experiments, Zn was deposited on Cu(111) or CuOx/Cu(111) surfaces at 300 K with subsequent exposure to O2 at higher temperatures (400–550 K), which exhibited small particles of ZnO (<20 nm in size) on the surface. The deposition of Zn onto CuOx/Cu(111) at elevated temperatures (450–600 K) in an oxygen ambient produced large ZnO islands (300–650 nm in size), which were very rough and spread over several terraces of Cu(111). XPS/Auger spectra showed that all of the preparation conditions stated above led to the formation ZnO/CuOx/Cu(111) surfaces where the oxidation state of zinc was uniform. In conclusion, catalytic tests showed that all these surfaces were active for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, but only the systems prepared at 600 K displayed long-term stability under reaction conditions.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- OSTI ID:
- 1484882
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-209648-2018-JAAM
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 122, Issue 46; ISSN 1932-7447
- Publisher:
- American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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