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The relation between substrate, Sm alloy, and surface sensitivity of ceria (111)- and (100)-oriented nano-islands on Ru(0001) and Cu(111)

  • Inverse oxide/metal catalysis allows achieving better catalytic performance than its traditional counterpart. For example, in cerium-based inverse catalyst systems, the Ce3+ states have been shown to be the active sites for methanol synthesis. This suggests that the activity can be enhanced by promoting those through alloying with trivalent, catalytically active rare-earth metals, as, e.g. Sm. We present low-energy and X-ray photoemission electron microscopy (LEEM/XPEEM), investigations that show how epitaxially grown (100)- and (111)-oriented CeO2 islands may be modified and/or alloyed by post-deposited metallic Sm. For the Ce1−xSmxO2−δ/Ru(0001) system, the CeO2 (111)-oriented islands undergo a structural change, concomitant with a partial conversion from Ce4+ to Ce3+. Surprisingly, for Ce1−xSmxO2−δ/Cu(111) the result is found to be face-dependent since only (100)-oriented CeOx islands were reduced whereas the (111)-oriented islands remained unaltered. Both systems have been exposed to reducing (H2) and oxidizing (CO2) conditions,Inverse oxide/metal catalysis allows achieving better catalytic performance than its traditional counterpart. For example, in cerium-based inverse catalyst systems, the Ce3+ states have been shown to be the active sites for methanol synthesis. This suggests that the activity can be enhanced by promoting those through alloying with trivalent, catalytically active rare-earth metals, as, e.g. Sm. We present low-energy and X-ray photoemission electron microscopy (LEEM/XPEEM), investigations that show how epitaxially grown (100)- and (111)-oriented CeO2 islands may be modified and/or alloyed by post-deposited metallic Sm. For the Ce1−xSmxO2−δ/Ru(0001) system, the CeO2 (111)-oriented islands undergo a structural change, concomitant with a partial conversion from Ce4+ to Ce3+. Surprisingly, for Ce1−xSmxO2−δ/Cu(111) the result is found to be face-dependent since only (100)-oriented CeOx islands were reduced whereas the (111)-oriented islands remained unaltered. Both systems have been exposed to reducing (H2) and oxidizing (CO2) conditions, resulting in higher reduction and in a complete recovery of the Ce4+ states, respectively. These unexpected results indicate a complex interaction not only between cerium and the doping element, but also an intricate interplay with the metallic substrate.show moreshow less

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Author: Raquel Sanchez-BarquillaORCiD, Rudi Tschammer, Lars BußORCiD, Carlos MoralesORCiD, Jan Ingo FlegeORCiD
URL:https://www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2024/conference/berlin/part/o/session/85/contribution/6
ISSN:0420-0195
Title of the source (English):Verhandlungen der DPG
Publisher:Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
Place of publication:Bad Honnef
Document Type:Conference publication not peer-reviewed
Language:English
Year of publication:2024
Tag:X-ray photoemission electron microscopy (XPEEM); ceria; low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM); metal substrate influence on reduction; orientation; samarium
Series ; volume number:Verhandlungen der DPG
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 1 MINT - Mathematik, Informatik, Physik, Elektro- und Informationstechnik / FG Angewandte Physik und Halbleiterspektroskopie
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