Table 1 XPS data for the as-obtained Cr2O3 and its calcination products (400°–800 °C).

From: Non-noble, efficient catalyst of unsupported α-Cr2O3 nanoparticles for low temperature CO Oxidation

Test catalyst

Surface composition

Emission

Species#

BE(eV)

Cr2O3-RT

O(1s)

O2−

529.6

O(1s)

O2−

531.2

O(1s)

OH/H2O

533.2

Cr(2p3/2)

Cr3+

576.8

Cr(2p3/2)

Cr6+

578.9

Cr(2p1/2)

Cr3+

586.5

Cr(2p1/2)

Cr6+

588.3

Cr2O3-4

O(1s)

O2−

529.9

O(1s)

O2−

531.6

O(1s)

OH/H2O

533.5

Cr(2p3/2)

Cr3+

576.0

Cr(2p3/2)

Cr6+

577.9

Cr(2p1/2)

Cr3+

585.7

Cr(2p1/2)

Cr6+

587.9

Cr2O3-6

O(1s)

O2−

529.8

O(1s)

O2−

531.4

O(1s)

OH

532.9

Cr(2p3/2)

Cr3+

576.2

Cr(2p3/2)

Cr6+

578.3

Cr(2p1/2)

Cr3+

585.9

Cr(2p1/2)

Cr6+

588.1

Cr2O3-8

O(1s)

O2−

529.6

O(1s)

O2−

531.5

O(1s)

OH

533.1

Cr(2p3/2)

Cr3+

576.0

Cr(2p3/2)

Cr6+

578.2

Cr(2p1/2)

Cr3+

585.7

Cr(2p1/2)

Cr6+

587.9

  1. #The O2− species are: for Cr2O3 (lower binding energy) and Cr2O3.nH2O (higher biding energy).