Oxidation of supported rhodium clusters by support hydroxy groups

Georgi N. Vayssilov, Bruce C. Gates, Notker Rösch

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Abstract

The calculated structures of a supported RH6 cluster (depicted) demonstrate that protons of surface OH groups of the oxide support migrate onto the cluster. This migration results in the oxidation of metal atoms that are in close contact with the support. The energy released by this reverse hydrogen spillover is estimated to be 120 kj mol-1 per OH group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1391-1394
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume42
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Mar 2003

Keywords

  • Density functional calculations
  • Rhodium
  • Supported catalysts
  • Surface chemistry
  • Zeolites

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