In situ environmental TEM observation of two-stage shrinking of Cu2O islands on Cu(100) during methanol reduction

Hao Chi; Matthew T. Curnan; Meng Li; Christopher M. Andolina; Wissam A. Saidi; Götz Veser; Judith C. Yang

doi:10.1039/C9CP05831A

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In situ environmental TEM observation of two-stage shrinking of Cu₂O islands on Cu(100) during methanol reduction†

Hao Chi,^a Matthew T. Curnan,

^ab Meng Li,

^a Christopher M. Andolina,

^a Wissam A. Saidi,

^b Götz Veser*^ac and Judith C. Yang*^ad

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^a Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, USA
E-mail: gveser@pitt.edu, judyyang@pitt.edu

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, USA

^c Center for Energy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, USA

^d Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, USA

Abstract

The structural dynamics of Cu catalyst regeneration from Cu₂O under methanol is poorly understood. In situ Environmental TEM on Cu(100)-supported Cu₂O islands reveals a transition from anisotropic to isotropic shrinking during reduction. Two-stage reduction is statistically supported and explained by preferential methanol reactivity on Cu₂O nano-islands with DFT simulations.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP05831A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 28 10 2019
Accepted: 06 1 2020
First published: 21 1 2020

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Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 2738-2742

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In situ environmental TEM observation of two-stage shrinking of Cu₂O islands on Cu(100) during methanol reduction

H. Chi, M. T. Curnan, M. Li, C. M. Andolina, W. A. Saidi, G. Veser and J. C. Yang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 2738 DOI: 10.1039/C9CP05831A

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