Behavior of Pt atoms on oxide supports during reduction treatments at elevated temperatures, characterized by aberration corrected stem imaging. Bradley, S., Sinkler, W., Blom, D., Bigelow, W., Voyles, P., & Allard, L. Catalysis Letters, 142(2):176-182, 2012. cited By 8
Behavior of Pt atoms on oxide supports during reduction treatments at elevated temperatures, characterized by aberration corrected stem imaging [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy at the sub-Ångström resolution allows imaging the structure of catalytic materials at the single atom level and permits fundamental studies of the behavior of heavy metal catalytic species as a result of elevated temperature gas-treatments. The present study is aimed at understanding the development of clusters and nanoparticles of Pt on γ-alumina during reduction treatments of a pre-oxidized highly dispersed catalyst. A special built ex situ reactor and a specimen holder allowing cyclic anaerobic transfer between the reactor and microscope were used for the study. The number of atoms in a nascent cluster can be determined along with the general shape of the cluster. Reduction experiments without air exposure of the sample showed that although clusters are formed at 500 °C, many Pt atoms are not associated with the cluster and are still dispersed on the catalyst support. After a 700 °C reduction, all of the Pt atoms are associated with the clusters. Movement of the clusters on the catalyst support is different depending upon the catalyst support. Graphical Abstract: Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy at the sub-Ångström resolution allows imaging the structure of catalytic materials at the single atom level and permits fundamental studies of the behavior of heavy metal catalytic species as a result of elevated temperature gas-treatments. The present study is aimed at understanding the development of clusters and nanoparticles of Pt on γ-alumina during reduction treatments of a pre-oxidized highly dispersed catalyst. A special built ex situ reactor and a specimen holder allowing cyclic anaerobic transfer between the reactor and microscope were used for the study. The number of atoms in a nascent cluster can be determined along with the general shape of the cluster. Reduction experiments without air exposure of the sample showed that although clusters are formed at 500 °C, many Pt atoms are not associated with the cluster and are still dispersed on the catalyst support. After a 700 °C reduction, all of the Pt atoms are associated with the clusters. Movement of the clusters on the catalyst support is different depending upon the catalyst support.[Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
@article{ Bradley2012176,
  author = {Bradley, S.A.a  and Sinkler, W.a  and Blom, D.A.b  and Bigelow, W.c  and Voyles, P.M.d  and Allard, L.F.e },
  title = {Behavior of Pt atoms on oxide supports during reduction treatments at elevated temperatures, characterized by aberration corrected stem imaging},
  journal = {Catalysis Letters},
  year = {2012},
  volume = {142},
  number = {2},
  pages = {176-182},
  doi = {10.1007/s10562-011-0756-2},
  note = {cited By 8},
  url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856591939&partnerID=40&md5=6c7b5144a5ab4ec62f0f4952206b2cbc},
  affiliation = {UOP, LLC A Honeywell Company, Des Plaines, IL, United States; EM Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States; Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States},
  abstract = {Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy at the sub-Ångström resolution allows imaging the structure of catalytic materials at the single atom level and permits fundamental studies of the behavior of heavy metal catalytic species as a result of elevated temperature gas-treatments. The present study is aimed at understanding the development of clusters and nanoparticles of Pt on γ-alumina during reduction treatments of a pre-oxidized highly dispersed catalyst. A special built ex situ reactor and a specimen holder allowing cyclic anaerobic transfer between the reactor and microscope were used for the study. The number of atoms in a nascent cluster can be determined along with the general shape of the cluster. Reduction experiments without air exposure of the sample showed that although clusters are formed at 500 °C, many Pt atoms are not associated with the cluster and are still dispersed on the catalyst support. After a 700 °C reduction, all of the Pt atoms are associated with the clusters. Movement of the clusters on the catalyst support is different depending upon the catalyst support. Graphical Abstract: Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy at the sub-Ångström resolution allows imaging the structure of catalytic materials at the single atom level and permits fundamental studies of the behavior of heavy metal catalytic species as a result of elevated temperature gas-treatments. The present study is aimed at understanding the development of clusters and nanoparticles of Pt on γ-alumina during reduction treatments of a pre-oxidized highly dispersed catalyst. A special built ex situ reactor and a specimen holder allowing cyclic anaerobic transfer between the reactor and microscope were used for the study. The number of atoms in a nascent cluster can be determined along with the general shape of the cluster. Reduction experiments without air exposure of the sample showed that although clusters are formed at 500 °C, many Pt atoms are not associated with the cluster and are still dispersed on the catalyst support. After a 700 °C reduction, all of the Pt atoms are associated with the clusters. Movement of the clusters on the catalyst support is different depending upon the catalyst support.[Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.},
  author_keywords = {Aberration-corrected electron microscopy;  High-angle annular dark-field microscopy;  Metal support interaction;  Scanning transmission electron microscopy},
  document_type = {Article},
  source = {Scopus}
}

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