Alloy nanoparticles on oxide supports are widely used as heterogeneous catalysts in reactions involving oxygen. Here we discuss the oxidation behavior of Pd-Rh alloy nanoparticles on MgAl2O4(001) supports with a particle diameter from 6-11 nm. As an In situ tool, we employed high energy grazing incidence X-ray diffraction at a photon energy of 85 keV. We find that physical vapor deposited Pd-Rh nanoparticles grow epitaxially on MgAl2O4(001) with a truncated octahedral shape over the whole concentration range. During our systematic oxidation experiments performed at 670 K in the pressure range from 10(-3) to 0.1 mbar, we observe for Rh containing nanoparticles the formation of two different Rh oxide phases, namely RhO2 and a spinel-like Rh3O4 phase. PdO formation is only observed for pure Pd nanoparticles. This oxidation induced segregation behavior is also reflected in the oxidation induced enlargement of the average nanoparticle lattice parameter towards to value for pure Pd. Our results have ramifications for the phase separation behavior of alloy nanocatalysts under varying reducing and oxidizing environments.
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