Imaging Nanostructural Modifications Induced by Electronic Metal-Support Interaction Effects at Au∥Cerium-Based Oxide Nanointerfaces
Imaging Nanostructural Modifications Induced by Electronic Metal-Support Interaction Effects at Au∥Cerium-Based Oxide Nanointerfaces
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DOI:
10.1021/nn301557u
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发表时间:
2012-08-01
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影响因子:
17.1
通讯作者:
Calvino, Jose J.
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作者:
Lopez-Haro, Miguel;Cies, Jose M.;Calvino, Jose J.
A variety of advanced (scanning) transmission electron microscopy experiments, carried out in aberration-corrected equipment, provide direct evidence about subtle structural changes taking place at nanometer-sized Aullceria oxide interfaces, which agrees with the occurrence of charge transfer effects between the reduced support and supported gold nanoparticles suggested by macroscopic techniques. Tighter binding of the gold nanoparticles onto the ceria oxide support when this is reduced is revealed by the structural analysis. This structural modification is accompanied by parallel deactivation of the CO chemisorption capacity of the gold nanoparticles, which is interpreted in exact quantitative terms as due to deactivation of the gold atoms at the perimeter of the Aullcerium oxide interface.