Hydrogen spillover and structural defects in a PdO/zirconia nanophase synthesized through a surfactant-templated route

L. F. Chen, J. A. Wang, M. A. Valenzuela, X. Bokhimi, D. R. Acosta, O. Novaro

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Abstract

Nanosized zirconia with structural defects was synthesized by using surfactant-templated method. The average crystallite size, phase composition, cationic defect concentration and structural microstrain in the monoclinic phase of zirconia annealed at 800 °C were quantitatively determined by the Rietveld refinement. An unusual behaviour of hydrogen reversibly storing into/releasing from the PdO/ZrO2 nanophases was observed, which related to formation/decomposition of a hydride phase β-PdH0.76 and to hydrogen storage in the cationic defects of zirconia nanophases by means of hydrogen spillover from Pd metals to zirconia support.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)220-223
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume417
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Jun 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hydrogen spillover
  • Structural defects
  • Surfactant-templated synthesis
  • Zirconia

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