Hydrogen absorption and desorption on Rh nanoparticles revealed byin situdispersive X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy

Chulho Song, Okkyun Seo, Daiju Matsumura, Satoshi Hiroi, Yi Tao Cui, Jaemyung Kim, Yanna Chen, Akhil Tayal, Kohei Kusada, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Osami Sakata

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Abstract

To unveil the origin of the hydrogen-storage properties of rhodium nanoparticles (Rh NPs), we investigated the dynamical structural change of Rh NPs usingin situdispersive X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS). The variation of the Rh-Rh interatomic distance and Debye-Waller factor of Rh NPs with a size of 4.0 and 10.5 nm during hydrogen absorption and desorption suggested that they have a different mechanism for hydrogen absorption, which is that the hydrogen absorption on the inner site has a greater contribution than that on a surface for Rh 4.0 nm. In the case of Rh 10.5 nm, it is opposed to Rh 4.0 nm. This study demonstrates a powerfulin situXAFS method for observing small local structural changes of metal nanoparticles and its importance for understanding of the hydrogen-absorption properties of Rh NPs with an interesting hydrogenation mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19751-19758
Number of pages8
JournalRSC Advances
Volume10
Issue number34
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 26 2020
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Chemical Engineering(all)

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