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Probing the surface of a heterogeneous catalyst: double resonance of carbon monoxide chemisorbed on highly dispersed platinum

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5414335
Spin Echo Double Resonance (SEDOR) is observed at 77K for small Pt particles on which /sup 13/CO was chemisorbed. The samples are Pt supported on eta-alumina with Pt dispersions (fraction of the atoms that are on the surface) of 26% and 76%. After cleaning, the samples are exposed to CO enriched to 90% /sup 13/C. The /sup 13/C NMR is observed indirectly through its effect on the /sup 195/Pt spin echo. SEDOR allows the NMR of the surface /sup 195/Pt nuclei to be observed underneath the resonance of the nonsurface nuclei from which the surface nuclei are ordinarily unresolved. The position (1.096 kG/MHz) and width (500 G at 80 kG) of the /sup 195/Pt SEDOR signal confirms the assignment by Rhodes et al. of a peak in the /sup 195/Pt NMR line shapes to the surface layer of platinum atoms. No surface nuclei are detected at any other locations in the /sup 195/Pt NMR line shape.
Research Organization:
Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Graduate Coll.
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76ER01198
OSTI ID:
5414335
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/01198-1376; ON: DE82011958
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English