Tetrameric silver clusters in rho zeolite stable above room temperature - ESR studies

Jacek Michalik, Jarosław Sadło, Jong Sung Yu, Larry Kevan

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Abstract

Cationic silver clusters formed in γ-irradiated Ag+ -exchanged zeolite rho have been studied by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. It was found that dehydrated Ag-rho zeolites show a remarkable tendency for stabilization of Ag43+ clusters. In dehydrated samples tetrameric silver is stable for months at room temperature and is still observed at 100°C. It is postulated that Ag43+ clusters are located in distorted octagonal prisms which appear to be very effective trapping sites. In hydrated rho zeolite framework distortions are removed and silver tetramers decay below room temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)239-247
Number of pages9
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume115
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Aug 1996
EventProceedings of the 1996 7th International Symposium on Magnetic Resonanace in Colloid and Interface Science - Madrid, Spain
Duration: 11 Sep 199615 Sep 1996

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This researchw as supportedb y the US-Poland Maria Sktodowska-Curie Joint Foundation It (grant No. PAA/NSF-92-91), the Robert A. Welch Foundation, the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and TechnologyF undamentalR esearchProgram, the US National Science Foundation and the Korean Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF).

Keywords

  • molecular adsorbates
  • radiolysis
  • silver clusters
  • zeolite rho

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