CO vs. CH4 oxidation over the Pt201 Cluster. Corneliu Buda,1 Matthew Neurock,1 Cathy Chin2 and Enrique Iglesia2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA. June 30th 2009
Pt 111 surface CO* + O* CO2 TS Product Reactant 0 eV 0.75 eV O Ads. En. = - 0.92 eV
Pt 100 surface CO* + O* CO2 TS Reactant Product 0.50 eV - 0.10 eV O Ads. En. = - 1.16 eV
CH4 vs. CO oxidation in vicinity of O*
CH4 1st step oxidation near O* on Pt201 cluster Edge Terrace Corner 1.21 eV 1.24 eV 1.23 eV O Ads. En. = - 0.89 eV O Ads. En. = - 1.00 eV O Ads. En. = - 1.18 eV
CO oxidation near O* on Pt201 cluster Corner Edge Terrace 0.70 eV 0.85 eV 0.85 eV ??? O Ads. En. = - 0.89 eV O Ads. En. = - 0.99 eV O Ads. En. = - 1.17 eV
Corner & 100 facet 0 eV 0 eV 1.41 eV 2.29 eV
O locations CO locations 1, 2, 3 – (111) fcc 4, 5 – (111) hcp 6, 7 – (100) bridge 1 - 5 – activated by O* in 111 facet 6, 7 – activated by O* in 100 facet
CO Oxidation Summary O location/Ads. En. CO location/Ads. En. Ea React. En. 1 / - 0.99 1 / - 1.67 0.85 - 0.66 5 / - 0.70 4 / - 1.96 IP - 0.66 2 / - 0.89 2 / - 1.53 0.70 - 0.89 2 / - 0.89 5 / - 2.05 IP - 0.35 4 / - 0.93 5 / - 2.05 IP - 0.38 3 / - 1.17 3 / - 1.67 0.85 - 0.52 3 / - 1.17 4 / - 1.95 IP - 0.19 6 / - 1.37 6 / - 2.05 1.41 0.05 7 / - 1.09 7 / - 1.96 IP - 0.34 IP = In Progress
Comparison of the Intrinsic CO Oxidation and Methane Activation Barriers vs. O*
Comparison of the Apparent CO Oxidation and Methane Activation Barriers vs. O*
O diffusion
O2 diffusion on 7O surface Ea = 0.81 eV 1σ RE = - 0.04 eV
O2 diffusion on 7O surface In Progress 1σ RE = 0.10 eV
O2 diffusion on 5O surface 1σ 0.21 eV - 0.29 eV
O2 diffusion on 3O surface 1σ 0.02 eV - 0.01 eV
O2 diffusion on 3O surface 2σ - 0.02 eV
O2 1σ adsorption
O2 1Sigma Adsorption over Pt201 - 0.08 eV Pt-O-O = 118.58º
O2 1Sigma Adsorption over Pt201-(CO)6 - 0.30 eV Pt-O-O = 119.52º