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Energetic stability of absorbed H in Pd and Pt nanoparticles in a more realistic environment
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Absorbed hydrogen can dramatically increase hydrogenation activity of Pd nanoparticles and was predicted to do so also for Pt. This calls for investigations of the energetic stability of absorbed H in Pd and Pt using nanoparticle models as realistic as possible, i.e., (i) sufficiently large, (ii) supported, and (iii) precovered by hydrogen. Herein, hydrogen absorption is studied in MgO(100)-supported 1.6 nm large Pd and Pt nanoparticles with surfaces saturated by hydrogen. The effect of surface H on the stability of absorbed H is found to be significant and to exceed the effect of the support. H absorption is calculated to be endothermic in Pt, energy neutral in Pd(111) and bare Pd nanoparticles, and exothermic in H-covered Pd nanoparticles. Hence, we identify the abundance of surface H and the nanostructuring of Pd as prerequisites for facile absorption of hydrogen in Pd and for the concomitantly altered catalytic activity.
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KOZLOV, Sergey, ALEKSANDROV, Hristiyan A. and NEYMAN, Konstantin M. Energetic stability of absorbed H in Pd and Pt nanoparticles in a more realistic environment. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2015. Vol. 119, num. 5180-5186. ISSN 1932-7447. [consulted: 6 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/66314