Complex structural dynamics of nanocatalysts revealed in Operando conditions by correlated imaging and spectroscopy probes

Li, Y.; Zakharov, D.; Zhao, S.; Tappero, R.; Jung, U.; Elsen, A.; Baumann, Ph.; Nuzzo, R. G.; Stach, E. A.; Frenkel, A. I.

doi:10.1038/ncomms8583

Title: Complex structural dynamics of nanocatalysts revealed in Operando conditions by correlated imaging and spectroscopy probes

Journal Article · Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8583· OSTI ID:1228968

Li, Y. ^[1]; Zakharov, D. ^[2]; Zhao, S. ^[3]; Tappero, R. ^[4]; Jung, U. ^[5]; Elsen, A. ^[5]; Baumann, Ph. ^[1]; Nuzzo, R. G. ^[6]; Stach, E. A. ^[2]; Frenkel, A. I. ^[1]

Yeshiva Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN); Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Photon Sciences Division
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (United States)
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (United States); KTH Royal Inst. of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)

Understanding how heterogeneous catalysts change size, shape and structure during chemical reactions is limited by the paucity of methods for studying catalytic ensembles in working state, that is, in operando conditions. Here by a correlated use of synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy in operando conditions, we quantitatively describe the complex structural dynamics of supported Pt catalysts exhibited during an exemplary catalytic reaction—ethylene hydrogenation. This work exploits a microfabricated catalytic reactor compatible with both probes. The results demonstrate dynamic transformations of the ensemble of Pt clusters that spans a broad size range throughout changing reaction conditions. Lastly, this method is generalizable to quantitative operando studies of complex systems using a wide variety of X-ray and electron-based experimental probes.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; FG02-03ER15476; FG02-05ER15688

OSTI ID:: 1228968

Report Number(s):: BNL-111043-2015-JA

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 6; ISSN 2041-1723

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