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Title: Atomic-Scale Insights into Surface Lattice Oxygen Activation at the Spinel/Perovskite interface of Co3O4/La0.3Sr0.7CoO3

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

Surface lattice oxygen in transition-metal oxides plays a vital role in catalytic processes. Mastering activation of surface lattice oxygen and identifying the activation mechanism are crucial for the development and design of advanced catalysts. A strategy is now developed to create a spinel Co3O4 /perovskite La0.3Sr0.7CoO3 interface by in situ reconstruction of the surface Sr enrichment region in perovskite LSC to activate surface lattice oxygen. XAS and XPS confirm that the regulated chemical interface optimizes the hybridized orbital between Co 3d and O 2p and triggers more electrons in oxygen site of LSC transferred into lattice of Co3O4, leading to more inactive O2- transformed into active O2-x. Furthermore, the activated Co3O4/LSC exhibits the best catalytic activities for CO oxidation, oxygen evolution, and oxygen reduction. This work would provide a fundamental understanding to explain the activation mechanism of surface oxygen sites.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515; 21427802; 21671076; 21621001; 21831003; 3102018bzc007; 10183201816
OSTI ID:
1546793
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Vol. 58, Issue 34; ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 94 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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