In:
The Journal of Chemical Physics, AIP Publishing, Vol. 141, No. 21 ( 2014-12-07)
Abstract:
The nucleation and growth of Pt nanoparticles (NP’s) on rutile TiO2 (110) surfaces with O on-top atoms (oxidized TiO2), surface O vacancies, and H adatoms, respectively (reduced TiO2), was studied by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments and density functional theory calculations. At room temperature, Pt was found to be trapped at O on-top atoms and surface O vacancies, leading to rather small Pt NP’s. In contrast, on surfaces with H adatoms the mobility of Pt was much larger. As a result, large Pt NP's were found at room temperature on TiO2 (110) surfaces with H adatoms. However, at ∼150 K the diffusion of Pt was kinetically hindered on all TiO2 (110) surfaces considered. STM data acquired after vacuum-annealing at 800 K showed comparable results on all TiO2 (110) surfaces because the diffusion of Pt is not influenced by surface defects at such high temperatures.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-9606
,
1089-7690
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
3113-6
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1473050-9
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