Highly selective conversion of methane (CH4) to methanol (CH3OH) is an emerging attractive but challenging process for future development of hydrogen economy, which requires efficient catalysts. Herein, we systematically explore the catalytic properties of Pt(111) overlayer on transition metal oxides (TMOs) for CH4 conversion by first principles calculations. The Pt(111) monolayer supported by Ce-terminated CeO2(111) substrate exhibits high activity and selectivity for CH4 conversion to CH3OH, with the kinetic barrier of rate-limiting step of 1.05 eV. Intriguingly, the surface activity of Pt overlayer is governed by its d-band center relative to the energy of bonding states of adsorbed molecules, which in turn depends on the number of charge transfer between Pt(111) monolayer and underlying TMOs substrates. These results provide useful insights in the design of metal overlayers as catalysts with high-ultra performance and atomic utilization.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |