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Effect of Gold on the Adsorption Properties of Acetaldehyde on Clean and h-BN Covered Rh(111) Surface

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Auger electron spectroscopy, high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption methods have been used in order to investigate the adsorption properties and reactions of acetaldehyde on gold decorated rhodium and BN/Rh(111) surfaces. Scanning tunneling microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements were carried out to characterize the gold nanoparticles on clean and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) covered Rh(111). The adsorption of acetaldehyde was not completely hindered by gold atoms; however, depending on the structure of the outermost bimetallic layer (surface alloy) the dissociation of the parent molecule was suppressed, namely the production of carbon monoxide was inhibited by the gold domains. Our measurements with acetaldehyde on Au/h-BN/Rh(111) confirmed the observation that the lack of suitable adsorption sites eliminates the formation of CO. Nevertheless, increased coverage of gold enhanced the amount of adsorbed aldehyde at low temperature. We may predict that the low reactivity of acetaldehyde on Au/h-BN/Rh(111) significantly determine the ethanol decomposition mechanism on this surface.

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Acknowledgements

Financial support of this work by the Hungarian Research Development and Innovation Office through grants GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00013 and NKFIH OTKA K120115 is gratefully acknowledged. The ELI-ALPS project (GINOP-2.3.6-15-2015-00001) is supported by the European Union and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. This research was also supported by the European Social Fund in the framework of TÁMOP-4.2.4.A/ 2–11/1-2012-0001 ‘National Excellence Program’.

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  1. MTA-SZTE Reaction Kinetics and Surface Chemistry Research Group, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 7, Szeged, 6720, Hungary

    Arnold Péter Farkas, László Óvári, András Berkó, János Kiss & Zoltán Kónya

  2. Extreme Light Infrastructure-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-profit Ltd., Dugonics tér 13, Szeged, 6720, Hungary

    Arnold Péter Farkas, Richárd Gubó & László Óvári

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    Ádám Szitás, Gábor Vári, Richárd Gubó & Zoltán Kónya

  4. Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1, Szeged, 6720, Hungary

    János Kiss

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Farkas, A.P., Szitás, Á., Vári, G. et al. Effect of Gold on the Adsorption Properties of Acetaldehyde on Clean and h-BN Covered Rh(111) Surface. Top Catal 61, 1247–1256 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-018-0979-1

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