Imaging the facet surface strain state of supported multi-faceted Pt nanoparticles during reaction

Maxime Dupraz, Ni Li, Jérôme Carnis, Longfei Wu, Stéphane Labat, Corentin Chatelier, Rim van de Poll, Jan P. Hofmann, Ehud Almog, Steven J. Leake, Yves Watier, Sergey Lazarev, Fabian Westermeier, Michael Sprung, Emiel J.M. Hensen, Olivier Thomas, Eugen Rabkin, Marie Ingrid Richard

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Abstract

Nanostructures with specific crystallographic planes display distinctive physico-chemical properties because of their unique atomic arrangements, resulting in widespread applications in catalysis, energy conversion or sensing. Understanding strain dynamics and their relationship with crystallographic facets have been largely unexplored. Here, we reveal in situ, in three-dimensions and at the nanoscale, the volume, surface and interface strain evolution of single supported platinum nanocrystals during reaction using coherent x-ray diffractive imaging. Interestingly, identical {hkl} facets show equivalent catalytic response during non-stoichiometric cycles. Periodic strain variations are rationalised in terms of O2 adsorption or desorption during O2 exposure or CO oxidation under reducing conditions, respectively. During stoichiometric CO oxidation, the strain evolution is, however, no longer facet dependent. Large strain variations are observed in localised areas, in particular in the vicinity of the substrate/particle interface, suggesting a significant influence of the substrate on the reactivity. These findings will improve the understanding of dynamic properties in catalysis and related fields.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3003
JournalNature Communications
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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