On the promoting effect of Au on CO oxidation kinetics of Au-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles supported on SiO2: An electronic effect?
Résumé
Bimetallic AuPt nanoparticles prepared by radiolysis with Au/Pt atomic ratios of 1.2 and 1.8 were deposited onto silica and calcined to remove the stabilizing polymers. During this sequence, they lose their core-shell structure and restructure as alloys. FTIR and XPS provide evidence for further AuPt NP restructuring under CO exposure and CO oxidation with Pt surface enrichment. A promoting effect of Au is found on the CO oxidation kinetics in the AuPt catalyst with the lower Au/Pt ratio. This effect is attributed to an electron enrichment of the Pt surface atoms due to charge transfer from Au to Pt, as indicated by XPS and CO-FTIR.