Journal
NANOSCALE
Volume 8, Issue 11, Pages 5865-5872Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr06929g
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21275016, 21575011]
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Yolk-shell Au/CeO2 (Y-Au/CeO2) and encapsulated Au/CeO2 (E-Au/CeO2) nanocatalysts were prepared by using silica templates. A strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) in the Au/CeO2 nanostructures induced by different pretreatment atmospheres and its influence on CO oxidation were studied. E-Au/CeO2 pretreated in O-2 had the best performance, followed by Y-Au/CeO2 pretreated in O-2, Y-Au/CeO2 pretreated in H-2, and E-Au/CeO2 pretreated in H-2. The reasons for the different activities were discussed. There were two kinds of strong metal-support interactions (SMSI) between Au and CeO2 termed as R-SMSI (pretreated in reductive atmosphere) and O-SMSI (pretreated in oxidation atmosphere). Because of the smaller size of the Au and the larger contact area, both the R-SMSI and O-SMSI of E-Au/CeO2 were larger than those of Y-Au/CeO2. The O-SMSI was accompanied by the formation of cationic Au species that were beneficial to the enhancing of activity. As expected, the activity of E-Au/CeO2 pretreated in O-2 with a Au size less than 5 nm was higher than that of Y-Au/CeO2 pretreated in O-2 with 25 nm Au. However, it is surprisingly found that the activity of Y-Au/CeO2 pretreated in H-2 with 25 nm Au was higher than that of E-Au/CeO2 pretreated in H-2 with a Au size less than 5 nm. R-SMSI resulted in the formation of a AuCe alloy that had a negative effect on the activity. Compared with E-Au/CeO2 pretreated in H-2, Y-Au/CeO2 pretreated in H-2 exhibited a smaller relative content of the AuCe alloy, leading to a better activity of Y-Au/CeO2 pretreated in H-2.
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