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. 2020 Jun 5;11:2838. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16693-9

Fig. 5. Theoretical interpretation of propylene selectivity.

Fig. 5

a The reaction scheme of PDH to generate propylene and undesired products. b The energy barriers of each C–H scission and propylene desorption on Pt3Sn(111)-Pt3, PtGa:A(111)-Pt3, and PtGa:A(111)-Pt3. Inset picture shows the transition state structure in the third C–H scission for each surface. Dark green, light green, magenta, and cyan bars represent the activation energies for first (E1), second (E2), third (E3) C–H scissions, and propylene desorption (Ed), respectively. Shaded parts in magenta bars correspond to ΔEE = E3 − Ed).