Probing the interaction of Au, Rh and bimetallic Au–Rh clusters with the TiO2 nanowire and nanotube support》.pdf

Surface Science 605 (2011) 1048–1055 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Surface Science jour nal homepage: www. / locate/ susc Probing the interaction of Au, Rh and bimetallic Au–Rh clusters with the TiO2 nanowire and nanotube support Á. Kukovecz b, G. Pótári a, A. Oszkó a, Z. Kónya b, A. Erdőhelyi a,c, J. Kiss a,c,⁎ a Department of Physical Chemistry and Material Science, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Aradi vértanúk t. 1, Hungary b Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Aradi vértanúk t. 1, Hungary c Reaction Kinetics Research Laboratory, Institute of Nanochemistry and Catalysis, Chemical Research Center of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Aradi vértanúk t. 1, Hungary a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Gold, rhodium and their coadsorbed layers were prepared on titanate nanowires and nanotubes and Received 30 November 2010 characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), low energy ion scattering spectroscopy (LEIS), Accepted 7 March 2011 Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). On titanate Available online 17 March 2011 nanowire and tube supports the gold 4f7/2 XP emission appeared after reduction at 83.7 eV and 85.6 eV indicating two different sizes or che