催化学报 ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 971-979.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(20)63710-X

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Cr掺杂ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0)表面的原子结构和电子性质研究

黄武根a,b, 蔡军c, 胡俊d, 朱俊发d, 杨帆a,c,*(), 包信和a,#()   

  1. a中国科学院大连化学物理研究所催化基础国家重点实验室, 辽宁大连116023
    b中国科学院大学, 北京100049
    c上海科技大学物质科学与技术学院, 上海201210
    d中国科学技术大学同步辐射国家实验室, 安徽合肥230029
  • 收稿日期:2020-08-16 接受日期:2020-09-14 出版日期:2021-06-18 发布日期:2021-01-30
  • 通讯作者: 杨帆,包信和
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2017YFB0602205);国家自然科学基金(21972144);国家自然科学基金.(91545204)

Atomic structures and electronic properties of Cr-doped ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0) surfaces

Wugen Huanga,b, Jun Caic, Jun Hud, Junfa Zhud, Fan Yanga,c,*(), Xinhe Baoa,#()   

  1. aState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
    bUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    cSchool of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
    dNational Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, Anhui, China
  • Received:2020-08-16 Accepted:2020-09-14 Online:2021-06-18 Published:2021-01-30
  • Contact: Fan Yang,Xinhe Bao
  • About author:#Tel: +86-411-84686637; Fax: +86-411-84694447; E-mail: xhbao@dicp.ac.cn
    *Tel: +86-411-84379765; Fax: +86-411-84379128; E-mail: fyang@dicp.ac.cn;
  • Supported by:
    Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2017YFB0602205);National Natural Science Foundation of China(21972144);National Natural Science Foundation of China(91545204)

摘要:

多相催化中ZnO基催化剂广泛应用于甲醇合成、水汽变换和合成气转化等诸多领域. 近期发展的ZnCrOx-分子筛双功能催化剂(OX-ZEO)打破了传统合成气转化的ASF分布, 能够高选择性地实现CO加氢转化为低碳烯烃. 其中CO在ZnCrOx表面活化被认为是OX-ZEO催化的关键基元过程, 但是ZnCrOx表面的活性位组成和结构目前仍然缺乏原子尺度上的理解, 阻碍了人们对反应机理的研究. 因此, 本文构建了Cr掺杂ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0)单晶的模型催化剂, 结合低温扫描隧道显微镜(LT-STM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS), 研究不同条件下Cr在ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0)表面生长的形貌结构, 并重点考察了Cr掺杂对表面电子结构和CO吸附的影响.
ZnO(101-0)是Zn-O混合终止的非极性面, 也是ZnO最稳定的晶面. 实验发现室温下沉积Cr在ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0)表面时, 出现多种生长结构. STM显示低覆盖度(< 0.1 ML)的沉积Cr在ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0)台阶面上出现单分散的亮点和暗点, 分别为位于表面O原子链上的Cr原子和嵌入ZnO晶格替代Zn2+的Cr. XPS显示这些Cr原子与ZnO之间存在电荷转移, 呈现出+3价. 由于Cr在[0001]方向扩散能垒高于沿着[1$\overline{2}$10]方向扩散的能垒, 能够观察到少量沿着[0001]台阶方向生长的长方形岛, 归属为Cr岛. 表面单分散Cr原子和Cr岛的密度都会随着Cr沉积量的增加而增多. 当在200 K沉积Cr来抑制Cr的表面扩散行为, 我们发现Cr主要在ZnO面上形成Cr团簇, 均匀分散在表面; 而在400 K沉积时, Cr则直接扩散进入ZnO晶格. STM和XPS结果都表明, 600 K以上的高温处理能够促进Cr进入ZnO晶格, 同时伴随Cr岛的分解, 这说明表面负载的Cr原子在高温不能稳定存在; 而Cr岛的再分散进入到近表层甚至体相, 也表明了Cr和ZnO之间的强相互作用. 这种强相互作用有利于Cr在ZnO表层进行原子级分散, 形成具有催化活性的结构; 与此同时, 实验发现Cr扩散到近表层会导致表面能带向上弯曲, 从而导致XPS芯能级向低结合能位移. 在超高真空条件下, CO与Cr掺杂的ZnO表面作用较弱, 室温下只观察到碳酸盐的形成.
因此, 通过对比不同条件下Cr在ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0)表面的生长结构, 热稳定性以及相应的电子结构变化, 发现Cr和ZnO存在强相互作用, 在600 K以上Cr以Cr3+形式分散到ZnO晶格中. 本文通过构建Cr/ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0)模型催化剂, 并研究其原子结构与电子结构的演变, 为进一步的分子尺度合成气转化机理研究开辟了道路.

关键词: ZnO, Cr/ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0)催化剂, CO吸附, STM, XPS

Abstract:

An integrated approach combining scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is used to investigate the atomic structures and electronic properties of Cr-doped ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0) surfaces. When deposited at 300 K, Cr at low surface coverage (< 0.1 ML) appeared either as isolated atoms on the surface terrace of ZnO(10$\overline{1}$0) or substituting Zn atoms in the ZnO lattice. Their structural models could be identified from atomic-resolution STM images and their oxidation states were found as Cr3+ based on XPS measurements. Rectangular islands nucleated at step edges along the [0001] direction could also be observed during the initial growth of Cr at 300 K and were assigned as Cr islands. The density of Cr islands as well as their average size increased with the increasing of Cr surface loading. Thermal treatments at above 600 K could facilitate the decomposition of Cr islands and the re-dispersion of Cr atoms into the ZnO lattice, indicating a strong interaction between Cr and ZnO. The adsorption of CO at 78 K showed no preferential adsorption at Cr3+ sites embedded in the surface lattice of ZnO. However, the re-dispersion of Cr atoms into the ZnO bulk at above 600 K could induce a significant upward band bending, causing a negative shift of core level XPS peaks of Zn 2p and O 1s by ~0.5-0.7 eV. Our study has thus constructed a model catalyst for Cr-doped ZnO and provided atomic insight for understanding ZnO-based catalysts.

Key words: ZnO, Cr/ZnO(101-0) catalyst, CO adsorption, Scanning tunneling microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy