UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

Switch in photocatalytic reaction selectivity: The effect of oxygen partial pressure on carbon-carbon bond dissociation over hydroxylated TiO₂(1 1 0) surfaces

Harrison, G; Katsiev, K; Alsalik, Y; Thornton, G; Idriss, H; (2018) Switch in photocatalytic reaction selectivity: The effect of oxygen partial pressure on carbon-carbon bond dissociation over hydroxylated TiO₂(1 1 0) surfaces. Journal of Catalysis , 363 pp. 117-127. 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.04.015. Green open access

[thumbnail of Thornton_Switch in photocatalytic reaction selectivity. The effect of oxygen partial pressure on carbon-carbon bond dissociation over hydroxylated TiO₂(1 1 0) surfaces_AAM.pdf]
Preview
Text
Thornton_Switch in photocatalytic reaction selectivity. The effect of oxygen partial pressure on carbon-carbon bond dissociation over hydroxylated TiO₂(1 1 0) surfaces_AAM.pdf - Accepted Version

Download (3MB) | Preview

Abstract

Photocatalytic oxidation of ethanol over rutile TiO₂ (1 1 0) in the presence of O₂ have been studied with scanning tunneling microscopy and on-line mass spectrometry to elucidate the reaction mechanisms. The O₂ partial pressure has a direct impact on C–C bond cleavage, resulting in a shift of selectivity in gas phase products from acetaldehyde (dehydrogenation) to methyl radicals (C–C bond dissociation) with increasing pressure. This differs from the behavior of anatase TiO₂(1 0 1) single crystal, where at all investigated pressures negligible C–C bond dissociation occurs. The prevalence of the methyl radical species at high oxygen pressures is correlated with an increase in the surface population of an adsorbed species bound to Ti₅_c after the reaction, which are identified as formate moieties. Parallel XPS C1s, Ti2p and O1s further confirmed the assignment of surface population, by STM, to ethoxides at 300 K, in dark conditions (C1s at 286.7 and 285.4 eV attributed to –CHO₂–and–CH₃ groups respectively). After photoreaction, a large fraction of the surface was covered by formates (XPS C1 at 289.7 eV). This also correlated with the STM assignment where species spaced by 6 Å along the [0 0 1] direction and with a height of ca. 1.1 Å attributed to formates. Moreover the profile for CH₃ radical desorption in the gas phase as a function O₂ partial pressures correlated with the increasing surface population of formates. Analysis of the rate of methyl radical formation reveals fast and slow regimes, with photoreaction cross-sections between 10⁻¹⁷ cm² and 10⁻¹⁹ cm². The parallel channel of acetaldehyde production has a non-varying cross-section of ca. 2 × 10⁻¹⁹ cm². A schematic description of the two different reaction channels (dehydrogenation and C–C bond dissociation) is given and discussed.

Type: Article
Title: Switch in photocatalytic reaction selectivity: The effect of oxygen partial pressure on carbon-carbon bond dissociation over hydroxylated TiO₂(1 1 0) surfaces
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.04.015
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2018.04.015
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: TiO₂ (1 1 0) rutile, Ethanol photoreaction, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Photoreaction cross section, CH₃ radical
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10049380
Downloads since deposit
133Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item