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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Surface Chemistry

Background:

  • Oxide-derived metals exhibit enhanced catalytic properties compared to their native counterparts.
  • The specific mechanisms behind the improved performance of oxide-derived gold (OD-Au) remain unclear.
  • Understanding the structural and chemical states of OD-Au is crucial for optimizing its catalytic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the structural and chemical nature of electrochemically formed oxide-derived gold (OD-Au).
  • To elucidate the presence and role of subsurface gold oxide remnants in OD-Au.
  • To correlate the findings with the enhanced catalytic performance of OD-Au.

Main Methods:

  • Employing *operando* non-resonant sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy to probe surface dynamics.
  • Utilizing *ex situ* high-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HP-XPS) for detailed surface composition analysis.
  • Generating OD-Au from polycrystalline gold in an acidic aqueous medium (H3PO4, pH = 1) under various oxidizing conditions.

Main Results:

  • Electrochemical data indicated a metallic gold surface, but SFG signals suggested the presence of subsurface gold oxide remnants.
  • HP-XPS results proposed these remnants to be in the form of Au2O3 or Au(OH)3.
  • SFG measurements demonstrated that reducing electrochemical treatments could restore the metallic gold state by releasing the subsurface oxide.

Conclusions:

  • Remnants of gold oxide persist beneath the topmost metallic gold layer in electrochemically prepared OD-Au.
  • These subsurface oxide species are likely responsible for the enhanced catalytic properties observed in OD-Au.
  • The study provides a potential explanation for the improved catalytic activity of OD-Au, paving the way for further research and development.