Colloidal Platinum–Copper Nanocrystal Alloy Catalysts Surpass Platinum in Low-Temperature Propene Combustion

Tahsini, Nadia; Yang, An-Chih; Streibel, Verena; Werghi, Baraa; Goodman, Emmett D.; Aitbekova, Aisulu; Bare, Simon R.; Li, Yuejin; Abild-Pedersen, Frank; Cargnello, Matteo

doi:10.1021/jacs.1c10248

Title: Colloidal Platinum–Copper Nanocrystal Alloy Catalysts Surpass Platinum in Low-Temperature Propene Combustion

Journal Article · 20 January 2022 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c10248 · OSTI ID:1873479

Tahsini, Nadia ^[1]; Yang, An-Chih ^[2];

^[3]; Werghi, Baraa ^[3]; Goodman, Emmett D. ^[4]; Aitbekova, Aisulu ^[4]; Bare, Simon R. ^[3]; Li, Yuejin ^[5];

^[3];

^[4]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States). SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis; Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States). SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis; Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States). SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States). SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis
BASF Corporation, Iselin, NJ (United States)

Low-temperature removal of noxious environmental emissions plays a critical role in minimizing the harmful effects of hydrocarbon fuels. Emission-control catalysts typically consist of large quantities of rare, noble metals (e.g., platinum and palladium), which are expensive and environmentally damaging metals to extract. Alloying with cheaper base metals offers the potential to boost catalytic activity while optimizing the use of noble metals. In this work, we show that Pt_xCu_100–x catalysts prepared from colloidal nanocrystals are more active than the corresponding Pt catalysts for complete propene oxidation. By carefully controlling their composition while maintaining nanocrystal size, alloys with dilute Cu concentrations (15–30% atomic fraction) demonstrate promoted activity compared to pure Pt. Complete propene oxidation was observed at temperatures as low as 150 °C in the presence of steam, and five to ten times higher turnover frequencies were found compared to monometallic Pt catalysts. Additionally, through DFT studies and structural and catalytic characterization, the remarkable activity of dilute Pt_xCu_100–x alloys was related to the tuning of the electronic structure of Pt to reach optimal binding energies of C* and O* intermediates. This work provides a general approach toward investigation of structure–property relationships of alloyed catalysts with efficient and optimized use of noble metals.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1873479

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 144; ISSN 0002-7863

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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