Revealing hydrogen spillover pathways in reducible metal oxides

Hydrogen spillover, the migration of dissociated hydrogen atoms from noble metals to their support materials, is a ubiquitous phenomenon and is widely utilized in heterogeneous catalysis and hydrogen storage materials. However, in-depth understanding of the migration of spilled hydrogen over differe...

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Published in:Chemical science (Cambridge) 2022-07, Vol.13 (27), p.8137-8147
Main Authors: Shun, Kazuki, Mori, Kohsuke, Masuda, Shinya, Hashimoto, Naoki, Hinuma, Yoyo, Kobayashi, Hisayoshi, Yamashita, Hiromi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Binary alloys
Catalysis
Cations
Cerium oxides
Chemistry
Density functional theory
Hydrogen
Hydrogen atoms
Hydrogen storage materials
Metal ions
Metal oxides
Nanoalloys
Nanoparticles
Noble metals
Reduction (metal working)
Solid solutions
Titanium dioxide
Tungsten oxides
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Summary:Hydrogen spillover, the migration of dissociated hydrogen atoms from noble metals to their support materials, is a ubiquitous phenomenon and is widely utilized in heterogeneous catalysis and hydrogen storage materials. However, in-depth understanding of the migration of spilled hydrogen over different types of supports is still lacking. Herein, hydrogen spillover in typical reducible metal oxides, such as TiO 2 , CeO 2 , and WO 3 , was elucidated by combining systematic characterization methods involving various in situ techniques, kinetic analysis, and density functional theory calculations. TiO 2 and CeO 2 were proven to be promising platforms for the synthesis of non-equilibrium RuNi binary solid solution alloy nanoparticles displaying a synergistic promotional effect in the hydrolysis of ammonia borane. Such behaviour was driven by the simultaneous reduction of both metal cations under a H 2 atmosphere over TiO 2 and CeO 2 , in which hydrogen spillover favorably occurred over their surfaces rather than within their bulk phases. Conversely, hydrogen atoms were found to preferentially migrate within the bulk prior to the surface over WO 3 . Thus, the reductions of both metal cations occurred individually on WO 3 , which resulted in the formation of segregated NPs with no activity enhancement. The hydrogen spillover pathway in typical reducible metal oxides, such as TiO 2 , CeO 2 , and WO 3 , was investigated by combining various in situ characterization techniques, kinetic analysis, and density functional theory calculations.
ISSN:2041-6520
2041-6539
DOI:10.1039/d2sc00871h