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Graphene cover-promoted metal-catalyzed reactions.


ABSTRACT: Graphitic overlayers on metals have commonly been considered as inhibitors for surface reactions due to their chemical inertness and physical blockage of surface active sites. In this work, however, we find that surface reactions, for instance, CO adsorption/desorption and CO oxidation, can take place on Pt(111) surface covered by monolayer graphene sheets. Surface science measurements combined with density functional calculations show that the graphene overlayer weakens the strong interaction between CO and Pt and, consequently, facilitates the CO oxidation with lower apparent activation energy. These results suggest that interfaces between graphitic overlayers and metal surfaces act as 2D confined nanoreactors, in which catalytic reactions are promoted. The finding contrasts with the conventional knowledge that graphitic carbon poisons a catalyst surface but opens up an avenue to enhance catalytic performance through coating of metal catalysts with controlled graphitic covers.

SUBMITTER: Yao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4260550 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Graphene cover-promoted metal-catalyzed reactions.

Yao Yunxi Y   Fu Qiang Q   Zhang Y Y YY   Weng Xuefei X   Li Huan H   Chen Mingshu M   Jin Li L   Dong Aiyi A   Mu Rentao R   Jiang Peng P   Liu Li L   Bluhm Hendrik H   Liu Zhi Z   Zhang S B SB   Bao Xinhe X  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20141117 48


Graphitic overlayers on metals have commonly been considered as inhibitors for surface reactions due to their chemical inertness and physical blockage of surface active sites. In this work, however, we find that surface reactions, for instance, CO adsorption/desorption and CO oxidation, can take place on Pt(111) surface covered by monolayer graphene sheets. Surface science measurements combined with density functional calculations show that the graphene overlayer weakens the strong interaction b  ...[more]

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