Citation: HAN Yong, XU Qian, JU Huan-Xin, ZHU Jun-Fa. Growth, Electronic Structure and Thermal Stability of Ni on ZrO₂(111) Thin Film Surfaces[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2015, 31(11): 2151-2157. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201510083 shu

Growth, Electronic Structure and Thermal Stability of Ni on ZrO₂(111) Thin Film Surfaces

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National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P. R. China

Corresponding author: ZHU Jun-Fa,
Received Date: 6 August 2015
Available Online: 8 October 2015
Fund Project: 国家自然科学基金(U1232102, 21403205) (U1232102, 21403205)国家重点基础研究发展规划项目(973) (2013CB834605)资助 (973) (2013CB834605)

The growth mode, electronic structure, and thermal stability of Ni nanoparticles on thin ZrO₂(111) film surfaces were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, and low-energy electron diffraction. Stoichiometric ZrO₂(111) thin films with thickness of 3 nm were epitaxially grown on a Pt(111) single-crystal surface. The results indicate that the growth of Ni vapor deposited on thin ZrO₂(111) films follows two-dimensional growth up to 0.5 ML (monolayer), followed by threedimensional growth (i.e., the Stranski-Krastanov growth mode). The Ni 2p_3/2 binding energy (BE) increases with decreasing Ni coverage. We used the Auger parameter method to differentiate the contributions to this BE shift from the initial-state and final-state effects. The main contribution to the Ni 2p core level BE shift is made by the final-state effect. However, at low Ni coverages, the initial-state effect also contributes. This suggests that at the initial stage of Ni growth on the ZrO₂(111) surface, Ni and ZrO₂ interact strongly, leading to charge transfer from Ni to the ZrO₂ substrate, with the appearance of partially positively charged Ni_δ+. Thermal stability studies of Ni/ZrO₂(111) model catalysts with two different coverages (0.05 and 0.5 ML) indicate further oxidation of Ni to Ni₂₊ and concurrent diffusion of Ni into the ZrO₂ substrate at elevated temperatures. These findings provide an atomic-level fundamental understanding of the interactions between Ni with ZrO₂, which is essential for identifying the structures of real ZrO₂-supported Ni catalysts.
- Nickel,
- Zirconia,
- Model catalyst,
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,
- Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy
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