Tuning surface oxides on PdIn(111) alloys for selective CO2 activation pathways at ambient pressure
Abstract
Redox-mediated tuning of surface oxides on PdIn(111) alloys has been elucidated by atomic-scale AP-STM imaging and synchrotron-based AP-XPS. The segregation of Pd–In–Ox nanoclusters onto the topmost layer creates reactive interfacial oxide sites on Pd–In alloy surfaces, which modulate selective reaction pathways of catalytic CO2 activation under gaseous CO2 environments.