Absence of Platinum Enhancement of a Photoreaction on TiO<sub>2</sub>−CO Photooxidation on Pt/TiO<sub>2</sub>(110)

Amy Linsebigler, C. N. Rusu, John T. Yates

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1996 · 97 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

The influence of deposited Pt metal clusters on the CO photooxidation reaction on the TiO 2 (110) surface was investigated. An enhancement in the CO photooxidation reaction rate or yield is not observed in the presence of Pt metal clusters on the TiO 2 (110) surface. These results indicate that kinetic models involving Schottky-barrier electron trapping in metal deposits leading to enhanced electron-hole pair lifetimes are not applicable in the case of CO photooxidation on Pt/TiO 2 (110).

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