Kulah, Elcin and Marot, Laurent and Steiner, Roland and Romanyuk, Andriy and Jung, Thomas A. and Wackerlin, Aneliia and Meyer, Ernst. (2017) Surface chemistry of rare-earth oxide surfaces at ambient conditions: reactions with water and hydrocarbons. Scientific Reports, 7. p. 43369.
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Abstract
Rare-earth (RE) oxide surfaces are of significant importance for catalysis and were recently reported to possess intrinsic hydrophobicity. The surface chemistry of these oxides in the low temperature regime, however, remains to a large extent unexplored. The reactions occurring at RE surfaces at room temperature (RT) in real air environment, in particular, in presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), were not addressed until now. Discovering these reactions would shed light onto intermediate steps occurring in automotive exhaust catalysts before reaching the final high operational temperature and full conversion of organics. Here we first address physical properties of the RE oxide, nitride and fluoride surfaces modified by exposure to ambient air and then we report a room temperature reaction between PAH and RE oxide surfaces, exemplified by tetracene (C18H12) on a Gd2O3. Our study evidences a novel effect-oxidation of higher hydrocarbons at significantly lower temperatures (similar to 300 K) than previously reported (>500 K). The evolution of the surface chemical composition of RE compounds in ambient air is investigated and correlated with the surface wetting. Our surprising results reveal the complex behavior of RE surfaces and motivate follow-up studies of reactions between PAH and catalytic surfaces at the single molecule level.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Nanomechanik (Meyer) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Meyer, Ernst and Marot, Laurent |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
e-ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 25 May 2023 12:37 |
Deposited On: | 15 Jan 2018 15:01 |
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