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Title: Atomic-Scale Assembly of a Heterogeneous Catalytic Site

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(46):14355-14361
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja074891n· OSTI ID:921818

The (100) surface of a AuPd bulk alloy was imaged by scanning tunneling microscopy. Chemical-contrast revealed structures with short-range order involving surface Pd atoms at c(2x2) sites with respect to the surface lattice—a first time observation of a known active heterogeneous catalytic site with atomic resolution. Comparison of the Pd distribution in a AuPd(100) surface with that in a Au3Pd(100) surface shows the unique thermodynamic properties of the 50 : 50 alloy are decisive in controlling the formation of isolated Pd sites.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
921818
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-54742; JACSAT; 19399; KP1504020; TRN: US200802%%916
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(46):14355-14361, Vol. 129, Issue 46; ISSN 0002-7863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English