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Reshaping Dynamics of Gold Nanoparticles under H2 and O2 at Atmospheric Pressure

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Despite intensive research efforts, the nature of the active sites for O2 and H2 adsorption/dissociation by supported gold nanoparticles (NPs) is still an unresolved issue in heterogeneous catalysis. This stems from the absence of a clear picture of the structural evolution of Au NPs at near reaction conditions, i.e., at high pressures and high temperatures. We hereby report real-space observations of the equilibrium shapes of titania-supported Au NPs under O2 and H2 at atmospheric pressure using gas transmission electron microscopy. In situ TEM observations show instantaneous changes in the equilibrium shape of Au NPs during cooling under O2 from 400 °C to room temperature. In comparison, no instant change in equilibrium shape is observed under a H2 environment. To interpret these experimental observations, the equilibrium shape of Au NPs under O2, atomic oxygen, and H2 is predicted using a multiscale structure reconstruction model. Excellent agreement between TEM observations and theoretical modeling of Au NPs under O2 provides strong evidence for the molecular adsorption of oxygen on the Au NPs below 120 °C on specific Au facets, which are identified in this work. In the case of H2, theoretical modeling predicts no interaction with gold atoms that explain their high morphological stability under this gas. This work provides atomic structural information for the fundamental understanding of the O2 and H2 adsorption properties of Au NPs under real working conditions and shows a way to identify the active sites of heterogeneous nanocatalysts under reaction conditions by monitoring the structure reconstruction.
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hal-02019080 , version 1 (01-01-2021)

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Adrian Chmielewski, Jun Meng, Beien Zhu, Yi Gao, Hazar Guesmi, et al.. Reshaping Dynamics of Gold Nanoparticles under H2 and O2 at Atmospheric Pressure. ACS Nano, 2019, 13 (2), pp.2024-2033. ⟨10.1021/acsnano.8b08530⟩. ⟨hal-02019080⟩
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