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Oxygen intercalation under hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) on Pt(111)

Pt(111)表面上单层六方氮化硼(h-BN)结构的氧插层原位研究

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The interface between a two-dimensional (2D) atomic crystal and a metal surface can be regarded as a nanoreactor, in which molecule adsorption and catalytic reactions may occur. In this work, we demonstrate that oxygen intercalation and desorption occur at the interface between hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) overlayer and Pt(111) surface by using near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS), photoemission electron microscopy, and low-energy electron microscopy. Furthermore, CO oxidation under the h-BN cover was also observed by NAP-XPS. The present results indicate that the nanospace under the 2D cover can be used for surface reactions, in which novel surface chemistry may be induced by the nanoconfinement effect.

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二维层状材料与金属表面所形成的界面可被视为一个微型的纳米反应器, 为气体的扩散及催化反应的发生提供了空间。六方氮化硼(h-BN)是一类典型的二维层状材料, 本文Pt(111)表面生长h-BN单层结构, 利用低能电子显微镜(LEEM)、光电发射电子显微镜(PEEM)和近常压X射线光电子能谱(NAP-XPS)等表面技术原位研究h-BN/Pt(111)表面暴露O2气氛的界面结构变化, 证实氧(O)在h-BN结构下的插层和脱附过程; 发现在相对较高的温度及较低的h-BN覆盖度更有利于气体在界面处的扩散. 此外, 我们还观察到在h-BN“盖子”限域下的Pt表面催化CO氧化反应.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21222305, 21373208, and 21033009), the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB932704, 2013CB933100, and 2013CB834603), and the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Science (KGZD-EW-T05). The Advanced Light Source and beamlines 11.0.2 and 9.3.1 are supported by the Director, Office of Energy Research, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and Chemical Sciences Division of the US Department of Energy under contracts No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.

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      Yanhong Zhang, Mingming Wei, Qiang Fu & Xinhe Bao

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    Zhang, Y., Wei, M., Fu, Q. et al. Oxygen intercalation under hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) on Pt(111). Sci. Bull. 60, 1572–1579 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-015-0875-z

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