Ag/γ-AlO is widely used for catalyzing various reactions, and its performance depends on the valence state, morphology and dispersion of Ag species. However, detailed anchoring mechanism of Ag species on γ-AlO remains largely unknown. Herein, we reveal that the terminal hydroxyls on γ-AlO are responsible for anchoring Ag species. The abundant terminal hydroxyls existed on nanosized γ-AlO can lead to single-atom silver dispersion, thereby resulting in markedly enhanced performance than the Ag cluster on microsized γ-AlO. Density-functional-theory calculations confirm that Ag atom is mainly anchored by the terminal hydroxyls on (100) surface, forming a staple-like local structure with each Ag atom bonded with two or three terminal hydroxyls. Our finding resolves the puzzle on why the single-atom silver dispersion can be spontaneously achieved only on nanosized γ-AlO, but not on microsized γ-AlO. The obtained insight into the Ag species dispersion will benefit future design of more efficient supported Ag catalysts.
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