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Three-Dimensional Quantification of the Facet Evolution of Pt Nanoparticles in a Variable Gaseous Environment.

ABSTRACT: Pt nanoparticles play an essential role in a wide variety of catalytic reactions. The activity of the particles strongly depends on their three-dimensional (3D) structure and exposed facets, as well as on the reactive environment. High-resolution electron microscopy has often been used to characterize nanoparticle catalysts but unfortunately most observations so far have been either performed in vacuum and/or using conventional (2D) in situ microscopy. The latter however does not provide direct 3D morphological information. We have implemented a quantitative methodology to measure variations of the 3D atomic structure of nanoparticles under the flow of a selected gas. We were thereby able to quantify refaceting of Pt nanoparticles with atomic resolution during various oxidation-reduction cycles. In a H₂ environment, a more faceted surface morphology of the particles was observed with {100} and {111} planes being dominant. On the other hand, in O₂ the percentage of {100} and {111} facets decreased and a significant increase of higher order facets was found, resulting in a more rounded morphology. This methodology opens up new opportunities toward in situ characterization of catalytic nanoparticles because for the first time it enables one to directly measure 3D morphology variations at the atomic scale in a specific gaseous reaction environment.

SUBMITTER: Altantzis T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437648 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Three-Dimensional Quantification of the Facet Evolution of Pt Nanoparticles in a Variable Gaseous Environment.

Altantzis Thomas T Lobato Ivan I De Backer Annick A Béché Armand A Zhang Yang Y Basak Shibabrata S Porcu Mauro M Xu Qiang Q Sánchez-Iglesias Ana A Liz-Marzán Luis M LM Van Tendeloo Gustaaf G Van Aert Sandra S Bals Sara S

Nano letters 20181214 1

Pt nanoparticles play an essential role in a wide variety of catalytic reactions. The activity of the particles strongly depends on their three-dimensional (3D) structure and exposed facets, as well as on the reactive environment. High-resolution electron microscopy has often been used to characterize nanoparticle catalysts but unfortunately most observations so far have been either performed in vacuum and/or using conventional (2D) in situ microscopy. The latter however does not provide direct ...[more]

PMID: 30540912

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Three-Dimensional Quantification of the Facet Evolution of Pt Nanoparticles in a Variable Gaseous Environment.

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Three-Dimensional Quantification of the Facet Evolution of Pt Nanoparticles in a Variable Gaseous Environment.

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