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Activation and splitting of carbon dioxide on the surface of an inorganic electride material.


ABSTRACT: Activation of carbon dioxide is the most important step in its conversion into valuable chemicals. Surfaces of stable oxide with a low work function may be promising for this purpose. Here we report that the surfaces of the inorganic electride [Ca24Al28O64](4+)(e(-))4 activate and split carbon dioxide at room temperature. This behaviour is attributed to a high concentration of localized electrons in the near-surface region and a corrugation of the surface that can trap oxygen atoms and strained carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide molecules. The [Ca24Al28O64](4+)(e(-))4 surface exposed to carbon dioxide is studied using temperature-programmed desorption, and spectroscopic methods. The results of these measurements, corroborated with ab initio simulations, show that both carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide adsorb on the [Ca24Al28O64](4+)(e(-))4 surface at RT and above and adopt unusual configurations that result in desorption of molecular carbon monoxide and atomic oxygen upon heating.

SUBMITTER: Toda Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3763491 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Activation and splitting of carbon dioxide on the surface of an inorganic electride material.

Toda Yoshitake Y   Hirayama Hiroyuki H   Kuganathan Navaratnarajah N   Torrisi Antonio A   Sushko Peter V PV   Hosono Hideo H  

Nature communications 20130101


Activation of carbon dioxide is the most important step in its conversion into valuable chemicals. Surfaces of stable oxide with a low work function may be promising for this purpose. Here we report that the surfaces of the inorganic electride [Ca24Al28O64](4+)(e(-))4 activate and split carbon dioxide at room temperature. This behaviour is attributed to a high concentration of localized electrons in the near-surface region and a corrugation of the surface that can trap oxygen atoms and strained  ...[more]

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