Abstract

Alloyed metal nanocatalysts are of environmental and economic importance in a plethora of chemical technologies. During the catalyst lifetime, supported alloy nanoparticles undergo dynamic changes which are well‐recognized but still poorly understood. High‐temperature O2–H2 redox cycling was applied to mimic the lifetime changes in model Pt13In9 nanocatalysts, while monitoring the induced changes by in situ quick X‐ray absorption spectroscopy with one‐second resolution. The different reaction steps involved in repeated Pt13In9 segregation‐alloying are identified and kinetically characterized at the single‐cycle level. Over longer time scales, sintering phenomena are substantiated and the intraparticle structure is revealed throughout the catalyst lifetime. The in situ time‐resolved observation of the dynamic habits of alloyed nanoparticles and their kinetic description can impact catalysis and other fields involving (bi)metallic nanoalloys.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12430-12434
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume57
Issue number38
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sept 2018

Keywords

  • alloying segregation
  • bimetallic nanoparticles
  • in situ time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • kinetics
  • oxidation-reduction

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