• 文献标题:   Graphene as an Adsorption Template for Studying Double Bond Activation in Catalysis
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BOIX V, XU WB, D ACUNTO G, STUBBE J, GALLO T, STROMSHEIM MD, ZHU SY, SCARDAMAGLIA M, SHAVORSKIY A, REUTER K, ANDERSEN M, KNUDSEN J
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
  • ISSN:   1932-7447 EI 1932-7455
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02293
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Hydrogenated graphene (H-Gr) is an extensively studied system not only because of its capabilities as a simplified model system for hydrocarbon chemistry but also because hydrogenation is a compelling method for Gr functionalization. However, knowledge of how H-Gr interacts with molecules at higher pressures and ambient conditions is lacking. Here we present experimental and theoretical evidence that room temperature O-2 exposure at millibar pressures leads to preferential removal of H dimers on H-functionalized graphene, leaving H clusters on the surface. Our density functional theory (DFT) analysis shows that the removal of H dimers is the result of water or hydrogen peroxide formation. For water formation, we show that the two H atoms in the dimer motif attack one end of the physisorbed O-2 molecule. Moreover, by comparing the reaction pathways in a vacuum with the ones on free-standing graphene and on the graphene/Ir(111) system, we find that the main role of graphene is to arrange the H atoms in geometrical positions, which facilitates the activation of the O=O double bond.