Influence of the Defect Concentration of Ceria on the Pt Dispersion and the CO Oxidation Activity of Pt/CeO2

Jaeha Lee, Youngseok Ryou, Jonghyun Kim, Xiaojun Chan, Tae Jin Kim, Do Heui Kim

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Abstract

The CO oxidation ability can be modulated by controlling the metal-support interaction of Pt/CeO2 catalysts. The Pt/(800C)CeO2 sample prepared by the thermal treatment of ceria at 800 °C before loading Pt maintained the much higher Pt dispersion than Pt/γ-Al2O3 after the thermal aging at 800 °C, indicating its excellent thermal resistance against Pt sintering. In addition, the CO oxidation rate of the Pt/(800C)CeO2 catalyst was order of magnitude higher than that of the Pt/CeO2 catalyst. Such enhanced activity is explained by the weakened Pt-ceria interaction in Pt/(800C)CeO2, which is evidenced by the formation of PtO2 species that interact weakly with ceria rather than that of Pt-O-Ce species interacting strongly with ceria. The presence of PtO2 species appears to be essential for the high CO oxidation ability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4972-4983
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume122
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Mar 2018

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