Interactions of VOx Species with Amorphous TiO2 Domains on ALD-Derived Alumina-Supported Materials

Samek, Izabela A.; Bobbitt, N. Scott; Snurr, Randall Q.; Stair, Peter C.

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07424

Title: Interactions of VO_x Species with Amorphous TiO₂ Domains on ALD-Derived Alumina-Supported Materials

Journal Article · 27 September 2018 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07424 · OSTI ID:1542922

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Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

We report that alumina-supported VO_x–TiO₂ materials are synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and characterized by diffuse reflectance UV–vis (DRUV–vis) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations in order to identify the metal oxide structures present on the surface of the support. Preferential binding of VO_x to TiO₂ domains is demonstrated by Raman spectroscopy studies and confirmed by DFT. Varying distributions of V–O–Ti, V–O–V, and V–O–Al bonds are present in the examined materials. The interactions of VO_x and TiO₂ are elucidated further under a reducing, H₂ environment at elevated temperatures. An enhancement in reducibility of VOx species is expected and observed upon the modification of alumina with TiO₂ above monolayer coverages, but also when a single ALD cycle of TiO₂ is deposited following the deposition of VO_x on the support. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) detects changes in the oxidation state of vanadium, but not titanium during reduction. Lastly, reversible migration and aggregation of V and Ti atoms is also detected upon heating in H₂.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; FG02-03ER15457; SC0001329

OSTI ID:: 1542922

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 123; ISSN 1932-7447

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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