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Correlating Fischer-Tropsch activity to Ru nanoparticle surface structure as probed by high-energy X-ray diffraction

Quek, X.Y.; Filot, I.A.W.; Pestman, R.; van Santen, R.A.; Petkov, V.; Hensen, E.J.M.

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Abstract

Synchrotron X-ray diffraction coupled to atomic pair distribution function analysis and Reverse Monte Carlo simulations is used to determine the atomic-scale structure of Ru nanoparticle catalysts for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction. The rate of CO hydrogenation strongly correlates with the abundance of surface atoms with coordination numbers of 10 and 11. DFT calculations confirm that CO dissociation proceeds with a low barrier on these Ru surface atom ensembles.

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Quek, X.Y.; Filot, I.A.W.; Pestman, R.; van Santen, R.A.; Petkov, V.; Hensen, E.J.M. Correlating Fischer-Tropsch activity to Ru nanoparticle surface structure as probed by high-energy X-ray diffraction. Chem. Comm. 2014, 50 (45), 6005-6008. 10.1039/C4CC01687D

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