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Title: “Intelligent” Pt Catalysts Based on Thin LaCoO3 Films Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition

Abstract

LaCoO3 films were deposited onto MgAl2O4 powders by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and then used as catalyst supports for Pt. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the 0.5 nm films exhibited a perovskite structure after redox cycling at 1073 K, and scanning transmission electron microscopy and elemental mapping via energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM/EDS) data demonstrated that the films covered the substrate uniformly. Catalysts prepared with 3 wt % Pt showed that the Pt remained well dispersed on the perovskite film, even after repeated oxidations and reductions at 1073 K. Despite the high Pt dispersion, CO adsorption at room temperature was negligible. Compared with conventional Pt on MgAl2O4, the reduced forms of the LaCoO3-containing catalyst were highly active for the CO oxidation and water gas shift (WGS) reactions, while the oxidized catalysts showed much lower activities. Surprisingly, the reduced catalysts were much less active than the oxidized catalysts for toluene hydrogen. Catalysts prepared from thin films of Co3O4 or La2O3 exhibited properties more similar to Pt/MgAl2O4. Possible reasons for how LaCoO3 affects properties are discussed.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis (IMASC); Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1561391
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1593981
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-13ER16380; SC0009440
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Inorganics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Inorganics Journal Volume: 7 Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2304-6740
Publisher:
MDPI
Country of Publication:
Switzerland
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; Pt catalyst; LaCoO3; CO oxidation; water gas shift reaction; atomic layer deposition (ALD)

Citation Formats

Mao, Xinyu, Foucher, Alexandre C., Stach, Eric A., and Gorte, Raymond J. “Intelligent” Pt Catalysts Based on Thin LaCoO3 Films Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition. Switzerland: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.3390/inorganics7090113.
Mao, Xinyu, Foucher, Alexandre C., Stach, Eric A., & Gorte, Raymond J. “Intelligent” Pt Catalysts Based on Thin LaCoO3 Films Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition. Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics7090113
Mao, Xinyu, Foucher, Alexandre C., Stach, Eric A., and Gorte, Raymond J. Thu . "“Intelligent” Pt Catalysts Based on Thin LaCoO3 Films Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition". Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics7090113.
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author = {Mao, Xinyu and Foucher, Alexandre C. and Stach, Eric A. and Gorte, Raymond J.},
abstractNote = {LaCoO3 films were deposited onto MgAl2O4 powders by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and then used as catalyst supports for Pt. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the 0.5 nm films exhibited a perovskite structure after redox cycling at 1073 K, and scanning transmission electron microscopy and elemental mapping via energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM/EDS) data demonstrated that the films covered the substrate uniformly. Catalysts prepared with 3 wt % Pt showed that the Pt remained well dispersed on the perovskite film, even after repeated oxidations and reductions at 1073 K. Despite the high Pt dispersion, CO adsorption at room temperature was negligible. Compared with conventional Pt on MgAl2O4, the reduced forms of the LaCoO3-containing catalyst were highly active for the CO oxidation and water gas shift (WGS) reactions, while the oxidized catalysts showed much lower activities. Surprisingly, the reduced catalysts were much less active than the oxidized catalysts for toluene hydrogen. Catalysts prepared from thin films of Co3O4 or La2O3 exhibited properties more similar to Pt/MgAl2O4. Possible reasons for how LaCoO3 affects properties are discussed.},
doi = {10.3390/inorganics7090113},
journal = {Inorganics},
number = 9,
volume = 7,
place = {Switzerland},
year = {Thu Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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