کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1506235 | 993786 | 2008 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

As possible substitute materials for platinum group metal heterogeneous catalysts, high surface area carbides of the early transition metals Mo and W are of great interest. Here we report nanostructured, high surface area Mo2C and WC prepared by decomposing and carburizing ammonium paramolybdate [(NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O] and ammonium paratungstate [(NH4)10W12O41·5H2O] in flowing 50%CH4/50%H2. Surface areas as high as 52 m2/g for Mo2C and 24 m2/g for WC were obtained, with both structures crystallizing in structures appropriate for catalytic activity. We have studied these materials using a combination of neutron diffraction Rietveld refinement, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, surface area measurements, and scanning transmission electron microscopy. In addition, we have used pair-distribution function (PDF) analysis of the neutron total scattering data as a means of establishing the presence of graphitic carbon in the as-prepared materials.
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Journal: Solid State Sciences - Volume 10, Issue 11, November 2008, Pages 1499–1510