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The role of exposed silver in CO oxidation over MgO(0 0 1)/Ag(0 0 1) thin films

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Ringleb,  Franziska
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Fujimori,  Yuichi
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Brown,  Matthew A.
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Kaden,  William
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Calaza,  Florencia
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Kuhlenbeck,  Helmut
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Sterrer,  Martin
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Freund,  Hans-Joachim
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Ringleb, F., Fujimori, Y., Brown, M. A., Kaden, W., Calaza, F., Kuhlenbeck, H., et al. (2015). The role of exposed silver in CO oxidation over MgO(0 0 1)/Ag(0 0 1) thin films. Catalysis Today, 240, Pt. B, 206-213. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.04.025.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0019-C32F-6
Abstract
The reactivity of MgO(0 0 1) films deposited on Ag(0 0 1) and Mo(0 0 1) in CO oxidation as a function of oxide film thickness was investigated experimentally at ambient pressure reaction conditions. MgO films grown on Mo(0 0 1) were found to be inactive in CO oxidation, whereas activity enhancement with decreasing oxide film thickness was observed for MgO(0 0 1)/Ag(0 0 1). In situ infrared and post-reaction X-ray photoemission data showed that ultra-thin MgO films interact much more strongly with the reactants and residual water than bulk-like MgO. Poisoning of the MgO surfaces by the resultant accumulation of carbonate and hydroxyl species is suggested to inhibit the reactivity in CO oxidation. Detailed investigations of the surface structure of MgO(0 0 1)/Ag(0 0 1) films indicate that silver ad-islands on Ag(0 0 1), which are formed during MgO growth, are responsible for the enhancement of CO oxidation activity over ultrathin MgO(0 0 1)/Ag(0 0 1) films.