Perovskites as Supports for Single-atom Catalysis
- PC Department Seminar
- Date: Apr 17, 2023
- Time: 11:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Aji Alexander
- Charles University, Czech Republic
- Location: Building G
- Room: 2.06
- Host: Akitoshi Shiotari

My talk will focus on the local structure of doped KTaO3(001) and SrTiO3(001) surfaces and modifying their catalytic activity by extrinsic metals, with the main focus on cobalt. I will demonstrate the implementation of combined STM/AFM measurement along with XPS data to show the thermally assisted stability achievement and the tendency of the guest atoms to disperse in the form of single adatoms on the polarly uncompensated KTaO3(001) [1] and SrTiO3(001) surfaces. The interaction of cobalt with surfaces under various reducing and oxidizing conditions, as well as a function of temperature, will be highlighted. This sheds light on how cobalt's metallic, oxide, and hydroxide phases vary depending on the environment.
[1] M. Setvin, M. Reticcioli, F. Poelzleitner et al., Science 359, 572 (2018)