Oxygen-induced morphological changes of Ag nanoclusters supported on TiO2(110)

被引:73
作者
Lai, XF [1 ]
St Clair, TP [1 ]
Goodman, DW [1 ]
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Chem, College Stn, TX 77842 USA
来源
FARADAY DISCUSSIONS | 1999年 / 114卷
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D O I
10.1039/a902795e
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The effect of in situ O-2 exposure on TiO2(110)-supported Ag nanoclusters was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). An oxygen-induced cluster ripening was observed by STM after Ag/TiO2(110) was exposed to 10.00 Torr O-2 for 2 h in an elevated-pressure reactor. The Ag clusters exhibit a clear bimodal size distribution after O-2 exposure due to Ostwald ripening: some clusters increase in size while other clusters decrease in size. The cluster density also increased 5-15% after O-2 exposure, indicating redispersion simultaneously occurs with ripening. It is shown that intercluster transport is likely accomplished through the formation of Ag2O.
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页码:279 / 284
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