Cryogenic Carbon Monoxide Oxidation on Cuprous Oxide.

ABSTRACT: Performing oxidation reactions at low temperatures using earth-abundant materials is crucial for advancing solutions for sustainable chemistry. CO oxidation serves as a benchmark reaction to characterize oxidation and to advance fundamental concepts in surface chemistry. While there are several examples of CO oxidation occurring on metal oxides at low temperatures, from 300 K to ∼200 K, reactivity in the cryogenic temperature regime typically requires a metal nanoparticle on a metal oxide. Here, we show oxygen atoms on the (111) facet of Cu₂O react with CO to form CO₂ at temperatures below 100 K. Combining spectroscopic experimental evidence with calculations, we propose a low barrier path for CO oxidation at reconstructed surface sites on Cu₂O(111). This f

SUBMITTER: Karagoz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12759210 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature