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Materials Chemistry

Carbon monoxide

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A Reactive Oxide Overlayer On Rhodium Nanoparticles During Co Oxidation And Its Size Dependence Studied By In Situ Ambient-Pressure X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Michael E. Grass, Hendrik Bluhm, Yawen Zhang, Derek Butcher, Jeong Y. Park, Yimin Li, Kaitlin M. Bratlie, Tianfu Zhang, Gabor A. Somorjai Jan 2008

A Reactive Oxide Overlayer On Rhodium Nanoparticles During Co Oxidation And Its Size Dependence Studied By In Situ Ambient-Pressure X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Michael E. Grass, Hendrik Bluhm, Yawen Zhang, Derek Butcher, Jeong Y. Park, Yimin Li, Kaitlin M. Bratlie, Tianfu Zhang, Gabor A. Somorjai

Kaitlin M. Bratlie

The smaller, the better: In situ synchrotron ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy allows examination of the oxidation state of the surface of the rhodium nanoparticles (NPs) during CO oxidation in an O2 atmosphere. 2 nm NPs oxidize to a larger extent than 7 nm NPs during reaction at 150-200°C, which correlates with a fivefold increase in turnover frequency for the smaller nanoparticles.