Ultrastable PtCo/CoO-SiO Nanocomposite with Active Lattice Oxygen for Superior Catalytic Activity toward CO Oxidation.

A nanostructural catalyst with long-term durability under harsh conditions is very important for an outstanding catalytic performance. Herein, a new ultrastable PtCo/CoO-SiO nanocatalyst was explored to improve the catalytic performance of carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation by virtue of the surface active lattice oxygen derived from strong metal-support interactions. Such a structure can overcome the issues of CoO-SiO inactivation by water vapor and the Pt inferior activity at low temperature. Further, CoO-SiO nanosheets endow superior structure stability under high temperatures of up to 800 °C, which gives long-term catalytic cyclability of PtCo/CoO-SiO nanocomposites for CO oxidation. Moreover, the large specific surface areas (294 m g) of the nanosheet structure can expose abundant surface active lattice oxygen, which significantly enhanced the catalytic activity of CO oxidation at 50 °C over 30 days without apparent aggregation of PtCo nanoparticles after 20 cycles from 50 to 400 °C. It can be expected to be a promising candidate as an ultrastable efficient catalyst.