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Salichon A, Salcedo A, Michel C, Loffreda D. Theoretical study of structure sensitivity on ceria-supported single platinum atoms and its influence on carbon monoxide adsorption. J Comput Chem 2024; 45:2167-2179. [PMID: 38795373 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/27/2024]
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Density functional theory (DFT) calculations explore the stability of a single platinum atom on various flat, stepped, and defective ceria surfaces, in the context of single-atom catalysts (SACs) for the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction. The adsorption properties and diffusion kinetics of the metal strongly depend on the support termination with large stability on metastable and stepped CeO2(100) and (210) surfaces where the diffusion of the platinum atom is hindered. At the opposite, the more stable CeO2(111) and (110) terminations weakly bind the platinum atom and can promote the growth of metallic clusters thanks to fast diffusion kinetics. The adsorption of carbon monoxide on the single platinum atom supported on the various ceria terminations is also sensitive to the surface structure. Carbon monoxide weakly binds to the single platinum atom supported on reduced CeO2(111) and (211) terminations. The desorption of the CO2 formed during the WGS reaction is thus facilitated on the latter terminations. A vibrational analysis underlines the significant changes in the calculated scaled anharmonic CO stretching frequency on these catalysts.
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- ENSL, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie UMR 5182, Lyon Cedex, France
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- ENSL, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie UMR 5182, Lyon Cedex, France
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- ENSL, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie UMR 5182, Lyon Cedex, France
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Othman A, Gowda A, Andreescu D, Hassan MH, Babu SV, Seo J, Andreescu S. Two decades of ceria nanoparticle research: structure, properties and emerging applications. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:3213-3266. [PMID: 38717455 DOI: 10.1039/d4mh00055b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeNPs) are versatile materials with unique and unusual properties that vary depending on their surface chemistry, size, shape, coating, oxidation states, crystallinity, dopant, and structural and surface defects. This review encompasses advances made over the past twenty years in the development of CeNPs and ceria-based nanostructures, the structural determinants affecting their activity, and translation of these distinct features into applications. The two oxidation states of nanosized CeNPs (Ce3+/Ce4+) coexisting at the nanoscale level facilitate the formation of oxygen vacancies and defect states, which confer extremely high reactivity and oxygen buffering capacity and the ability to act as catalysts for oxidation and reduction reactions. However, the method of synthesis, surface functionalization, surface coating and defects are important factors in determining their properties. This review highlights key properties of CeNPs, their synthesis, interactions, and reaction pathways and provides examples of emerging applications. Due to their unique properties, CeNPs have become quintessential candidates for catalysis, chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), sensing, biomedical applications, and environmental remediation, with tremendous potential to create novel products and translational innovations in a wide range of industries. This review highlights the timely relevance and the transformative potential of these materials in addressing societal challenges and driving technological advancements across these fields.
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- Ali Othman
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5810, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5810, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5810, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5810, USA.
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Yan J, Xiao W, Zeng R, Zhao Z, Li X, Wang L. Local environmental engineering for highly stable single-atom Pt 1/CeO 2catalysts: first-principles insights. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 34:505403. [PMID: 37789667 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acf3f2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Single-atom Pt1/CeO2catalysts may cope with the high cost and durability issues of fuel cell electrocatalysts. In the present study, the stability and underlying interaction mechanisms of the Pt1/CeO2system are systematically investigated using first-principles calculations. The Pt adsorption energy on CeO2surfaces can be divided into chemical interaction and surface deformation parts. The interaction energy, mainly associated with the local chemical environment, i.e. the number of Pt-O bonds, plays a major role in Pt1/CeO2stability. When forming a Pt-4O configuration, the catalytic system has the highest stability and Pt is oxidized to Pt2+. An electronic metal-support interaction mechanism is proposed for understanding Pt1/CeO2stability. In addition, our calculations show that the Pt1/CeO2(100) system is dynamically stable, and the external O environment can promote the further oxidation of Pt to Ptn+(2 ≤n< 4). The present study provides useful guidance for the experimental development of highly stable and efficient electrocatalysts for fuel cell applications.
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- Jiasi Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals and Processes & National Engineering Research Center of Nonferrous Metals Materials and Products for New Energy, China GRINM Group Co., Ltd, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
- GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd, Beijing 101407, People's Republic of China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals and Processes & National Engineering Research Center of Nonferrous Metals Materials and Products for New Energy, China GRINM Group Co., Ltd, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
- GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd, Beijing 101407, People's Republic of China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals and Processes & National Engineering Research Center of Nonferrous Metals Materials and Products for New Energy, China GRINM Group Co., Ltd, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
- GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd, Beijing 101407, People's Republic of China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Rare Earth, GRINM Group Corporation Limited, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals and Processes & National Engineering Research Center of Nonferrous Metals Materials and Products for New Energy, China GRINM Group Co., Ltd, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
- GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd, Beijing 101407, People's Republic of China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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Sala EM, Mazzanti N, Chiabrera FM, Sanna S, Mogensen MB, Hendriksen PV, Ma Z, Simonsen SB, Chatzichristodoulou C. Unravelling the role of dopants in the electrocatalytic activity of ceria towards CO 2 reduction in solid oxide electrolysis cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:3457-3471. [PMID: 36637049 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05157e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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CO2 reduction in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOECs) is a key-technology for the transition to a sustainable energy infrastructure and chemical industry. Ceria (CeO2) holds great promise in developing highly efficient, cost-effective and durable fuel electrodes, due to its promising electrocatalytic properties, and proven ability to suppress carbon deposition and to tolerate high concentrations of impurities. In the present work, we investigate the intrinsic electrocatalytic activity of ceria towards CO2 reduction by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) on model systems with well-defined geometry, composition and surface area. Aiming at the optimization of the intrinsic catalytic properties of the material, we systematically study the effect of different dopants (Zr, Gd, Pr and Bi) on the reaction rate under varying operating conditions (temperature, gas composition and applied polarization) relevant for SOECs. The electrochemical measurements reveal the dominant role of the surface defect chemistry of the material in the reaction rate, with doping having only a mild effect on the rate and activation energy of the reaction. By analyzing the pO2 and overpotential dependence of the reaction rate with a general micro-kinetic model, we are able to identify the second electron transfer as the rate limiting step of the process, highlighting the dominant role of surface polarons in the energy landscape. These insights on the correlation between the surface defects and the electrocatalytic activity of ceria open new directions for the development of highly performing ceria-based technological electrodes.
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- Elena Marzia Sala
- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, DK-2800, Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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Pakharukova VP, Potemkin DI, Rogozhnikov VN, Stonkus OA, Gorlova AM, Nikitina NA, Suprun EA, Brayko AS, Rogov VA, Snytnikov PV. Effect of Ce/Zr Composition on Structure and Properties of Ce 1-xZr xO 2 Oxides and Related Ni/Ce 1-xZr xO 2 Catalysts for CO 2 Methanation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3207. [PMID: 36144993 PMCID: PMC9500888 DOI: 10.3390/nano12183207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ce1-xZrxO2 oxides (x = 0.1, 0.25, 0.5) prepared via the Pechini route were investigated using XRD analysis, N2 physisorption, TEM, and TPR in combination with density functional theory calculations. The Ni/Ce1-xZrxO2 catalysts were characterized via XRD analysis, SEM-EDX, TEM-EDX, and CO chemisorption and tested in carbon dioxide methanation. The obtained Ce1-xZrxO2 materials were single-phase solid solutions. The increase in Zr content intensified crystal structure strains and favored the reducibility of the Ce1-xZrxO2 oxides but strongly affected their microstructure. The catalytic activity of the Ni/Ce1-xZrxO2 catalysts was found to depend on the composition of the Ce1-xZrxO2 supports. The detected negative effect of Zr content on the catalytic activity was attributed to the decrease in the dispersion of the Ni0 nanoparticles and the length of metal-support contacts due to the worsening microstructure of Ce1-xZrxO2 oxides. The improvement of the redox properties of the Ce1-xZrxO2 oxide supports through cation modification can be negated by changes in their microstructure and textural characteristics.
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- Vera P. Pakharukova
- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Street 2, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory St., 1, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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Zhu D, Liu H, Huang Y, Luo X, Mao Y, Liang Z. Study of Direct Synthesis of DMC from CO 2 and Methanol on CeO 2: Theoretical Calculation and Experiment. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Daoyun Zhu
- Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage (iCCS), Research Center of Peaking Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Cost-effective Utilization of Fossil Fuel Aimed at Reducing CO2 Emissions, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R.China
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- Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage (iCCS), Research Center of Peaking Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Cost-effective Utilization of Fossil Fuel Aimed at Reducing CO2 Emissions, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R.China
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- Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage (iCCS), Research Center of Peaking Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Cost-effective Utilization of Fossil Fuel Aimed at Reducing CO2 Emissions, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R.China
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- Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage (iCCS), Research Center of Peaking Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Cost-effective Utilization of Fossil Fuel Aimed at Reducing CO2 Emissions, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R.China
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- Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage (iCCS), Research Center of Peaking Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Cost-effective Utilization of Fossil Fuel Aimed at Reducing CO2 Emissions, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R.China
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- Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage (iCCS), Research Center of Peaking Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Cost-effective Utilization of Fossil Fuel Aimed at Reducing CO2 Emissions, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R.China
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Wasson MC, Wang X, Melix P, Alayoglu S, Wolek ATY, Colliard I, Son FA, Xie H, Weitz E, Islamoglu T, Nyman M, Snurr RQ, Notestein JM, Farha OK. Interfacial Unit-Dependent Catalytic Activity for CO Oxidation over Cerium Oxysulfate Cluster Assemblies. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:33515-33524. [PMID: 35834365 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Atomically precise cerium oxo clusters offer a platform to investigate structure-property relationships that are much more complex in the ill-defined bulk material cerium dioxide. We investigated the activity of the MCe70 torus family (M = Cd, Ce, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, and Zn), a family of discrete oxysulfate-based Ce70 rings linked by monomeric cation units, for CO oxidation. CuCe70 emerged as the best performing MCe70 catalyst among those tested, prompting our exploration of the role of the interfacial unit on catalytic activity. Temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) studies of the catalysts indicated a lower temperature reduction in CuCe70 as compared to CeCe70. In situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) indicated that CuCe70 exhibited a faster formation of Ce3+ and contained CO bridging sites absent in CeCe70. Isothermal CO adsorption measurements demonstrated a greater uptake of CO by CuCe70 as compared to CeCe70. The calculated energies for the formation of a single oxygen defect in the structure significantly decreased with the presence of Cu at the linkage site as opposed to Ce. This study revealed that atomic-level changes in the interfacial unit can change the reducibility, CO binding/uptake, and oxygen vacancy defect formation energetics in the MCe70 family to thus tune their catalytic activity.
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- Megan C Wasson
- International Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Wilhelm-Ostwald-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstraße 2, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Reactor Engineering and Catalyst Testing Core, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Surface restructuring of a perovskite-type air electrode for reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2207. [PMID: 35459865 PMCID: PMC9033792 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29866-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (R-PCECs) are ideally suited for efficient energy storage and conversion; however, one of the limiting factors to high performance is the poor stability and insufficient electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction and evolution of the air electrode exposed to the high concentration of steam. Here we report our findings in enhancing the electrochemical activity and durability of a perovskite-type air electrode, Ba0.9Co0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3-δ (BCFN), via a water-promoted surface restructuring process. Under properly-controlled operating conditions, the BCFN electrode is naturally restructured to an Nb-rich BCFN electrode covered with Nb-deficient BCFN nanoparticles. When used as the air electrode for a fuel-electrode-supported R-PCEC, good performances are demonstrated at 650 °C, achieving a peak power density of 1.70 W cm−2 in the fuel cell mode and a current density of 2.8 A cm−2 at 1.3 V in the electrolysis mode while maintaining reasonable Faradaic efficiencies and promising durability. One limiting factor to the high-performing reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells is the poor stability and electrocatalytic activity of air electrodes. Here the authors report a water-promoted surface restructuring process to enhance the performance of Ba0.9Co0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3-δ air electrode.
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Guo Y, Qin Y, Liu H, Wang H, Han J, Zhu X, Ge Q. CeO2 Facet-Dependent Surface Reactive Intermediates and Activity during Ketonization of Propionic Acid. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Yonghua Guo
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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Ji W, Wang N, Li Q, Zhu H, Lin K, Deng J, Chen J, Zhang H, Xing X. Oxygen vacancy distributions and electron localization in a CeO2(100) nanocube. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi01179k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Oxygen vacancy distributions in a 5 nm CeO2 nanocube were determined using the Reverse Monte Carlo method. The oxygen vacancies tend to be located on the surface of the CeO2 nanocube, with far fewer in subsurface and internal regions.
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- Weihua Ji
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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Pérez-Bailac P, Lustemberg PG, Ganduglia-Pirovano MV. Facet-dependent stability of near-surface oxygen vacancies and excess charge localization at CeO 2surfaces. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:504003. [PMID: 34479232 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac238b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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To study the dependence of the relative stability of surface (VA) and subsurface (VB) oxygen vacancies with the crystal facet of CeO2, the reduced (100), (110) and (111) surfaces, with two different concentrations of vacancies, were investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT + U) calculations. The results show that the trend in the near-surface vacancy formation energies for comparable vacancy spacings, i.e. (110) < (100) < (111), does not follow the one in the surface stability of the facets, i.e. (111) < (110) < (100). The results also reveal that the preference of vacancies for surface or subsurface sites, as well as the preferred location of the associated Ce3+polarons, are facet- and concentration-dependent. At the higher vacancy concentration, theVAis more stable than theVBat the (110) facet whereas at the (111), it is the other way around, and at the (100) facet, both theVAand theVBhave similar stability. The stability of theVAvacancies, compared to that of theVB, is accentuated as the concentration decreases. Nearest neighbor polarons to the vacant sites are only observed for the less densely packed (110) and (100) facets. These findings are rationalized in terms of the packing density of the facets, the lattice relaxation effects induced by vacancy formation and the localization of the excess charge, as well as the repulsive Ce3+-Ce3+interactions.
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- Patricia Pérez-Bailac
- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP-CSIC), C/Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- PhD Programme in Applied Chemistry, Doctoral School, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 2, 28049 Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP-CSIC), C/Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física Rosario (IFIR-CONICET), Ocampo y Esmeralda, S2000EKF Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Pedrielli A, de Vera P, Trevisanutto PE, Pugno NM, Garcia-Molina R, Abril I, Taioli S, Dapor M. Electronic excitation spectra of cerium oxides: from ab initio dielectric response functions to Monte Carlo electron transport simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:19173-19187. [PMID: 34357365 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01810h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanomaterials made of cerium oxides CeO2 and Ce2O3 have a broad range of applications, from catalysts in automotive, industrial or energy operations to promising materials to enhance hadrontherapy effectiveness in oncological treatments. To elucidate the physico-chemical mechanisms involved in these processes, it is of paramount importance to know the electronic excitation spectra of these oxides, which are obtained here through high-accuracy linear-response time-dependent density functional theory calculations. In particular, the macroscopic dielectric response functions of both bulk CeO2 and Ce2O3 are derived, which compare remarkably well with the available experimental data. These results stress the importance of appropriately accounting for local field effects to model the dielectric function of metal oxides. Furthermore, we reckon the energy loss functions Im(-1/) of the materials, including the accurate evaluation of the momentum transfer dispersion from first-principles calculations. In this respect, by using Mermin-type parametrization we are able to model the contribution of different electronic excitations to the dielectric loss function. Finally, from the knowledge of the electron inelastic mean free path, together with the elastic mean free path provided by the relativistic Mott theory, we carry out statistical Monte Carlo (MC) electron transport simulations to reproduce the major features of the reported experimental reflection electron energy loss (REEL) spectra of cerium oxides. The good agreement with REEL experimental data strongly supports our approach based on MC modelling, whose main inputs were obtained using ab initio calculated electronic excitation spectra in a broad range of momentum and energy transfers.
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- Andrea Pedrielli
- European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*-Bruno Kessler Foundation) and Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA-INFN), Trento, Italy. .,Laboratory of Bio-Inspired, Bionic, Nano, Meta Materials & Mechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Italy
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- European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*-Bruno Kessler Foundation) and Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA-INFN), Trento, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired, Bionic, Nano, Meta Materials & Mechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Italy.,School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación en Óptica y Nanofísica, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
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- Departament de Física Aplicada, Universitat d'Alacant, Spain
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- European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*-Bruno Kessler Foundation) and Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA-INFN), Trento, Italy. .,Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia
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- European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*-Bruno Kessler Foundation) and Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA-INFN), Trento, Italy.
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Zhang R, Chutia A, Sokol AA, Chadwick D, Catlow CRA. A computational investigation of the adsorption of small copper clusters on the CeO 2(110) surface. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:19329-19342. [PMID: 34524332 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02973h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a detailed density functional theory (DFT) study of the geometrical and electronic properties, and the growth mechanism of a Cun (n = 1-4) cluster on a stoichiometric, and especially on a defective CeO2(110) surface with one surface oxygen vacancy, without using pre-assumed gas-phase Cun cluster shapes. This gives new and valuable theoretical insight into experimental work regarding debatable active sites of promising CuOx/CeO2-nanorod catalysts in many reactions. We demonstrate that CeO2(110) is highly reducible upon Cun adsorption, with electron transfer from Cun clusters, and that a Cun cluster grows along the long bridge sites until Cu3, so that each Cu atom can interact strongly with surface oxygen ions at these sites, forming stable structures on both stoichiometric and defective CeO2(110) surface. Cu-Cu interactions are, however, limited, since Cu atoms are distant from each other, inhibiting the formation of Cu-Cu bonds. This monolayer then begins to grow into a bilayer as seen in the Cu3 to Cu4 transition, with long-bridge site Cu as anchoring sites. Our calculations on Cu4 adsorption reveal a Cu bilayer rich in Cu+ species at the Cu-O interface.
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- Rui Zhang
- Dept of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Dept of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Dept of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Dept of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, UK.,School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 1AT, UK
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Li L, Lu F, Xiong W, Ding Y, Lu Y, Xiao Y, Tong X, Wang Y, Jia S, Wang J, Mendes RG, Rümmeli MH, Yuan S, Zeng M, Fu L. General synthesis of 2D rare-earth oxide single crystals with tailorable facets. Natl Sci Rev 2021; 9:nwab153. [PMID: 35591917 PMCID: PMC9113103 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwab153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Two-dimensional (2D) rare-earth oxides (REOs) are a large family of materials with various intriguing applications and precise facet control is essential for investigating new properties in the 2D limit. However, a bottleneck remains with regard to obtaining their 2D single crystals with specific facets because of the intrinsic non-layered structure and disparate thermodynamic stability of different facets. Herein, for the first time, we achieve the synthesis of a wide variety of high-quality 2D REO single crystals with tailorable facets via designing a hard-soft-acid-base couple for controlling the 2D nucleation of the predetermined facets and adjusting the growth mode and direction of crystals. Also, the facet-related magnetic properties of 2D REO single crystals were revealed. Our approach provides a foundation for further exploring other facet-dependent properties and various applications of 2D REO, as well as inspiration for the precise growth of other non-layered 2D materials.
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- Linyang Li
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Institute for Complex Materials, IFW Dresden, Dresden 01069, Germany
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- College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Institute for Complex Materials, IFW Dresden, Dresden 01069, Germany
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze 41-819, Poland
- Institute of Environmental Technology, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava 708 33, Czech Republic
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Divya T, Anjali C, Sunajadevi K, Anas K, Renuka N. Influence of hydrothermal synthesis conditions on lattice defects in cerium oxide. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Qasim M, Ayoub M, Ghazali NA, Aqsha A, Ameen M. Recent Advances and Development of Various Oxygen Carriers for the Chemical Looping Combustion Process: A Review. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Muhammad Qasim
- HiCoE, Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Institute of Self-Sustainable Building (ISB), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
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- HiCoE, Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Institute of Self-Sustainable Building (ISB), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
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- HiCoE, Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Institute of Self-Sustainable Building (ISB), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
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- Department of Bioenergy Engineering and Chemurgy, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Sumedang, Jawa Barat 45363, Indonesia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Teknology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia
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- HiCoE, Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Institute of Self-Sustainable Building (ISB), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
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Baumann N, Lan J, Iannuzzi M. CO 2 adsorption on the pristine and reduced CeO 2 (111) surface: Geometries and vibrational spectra by first principles simulations. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:094702. [PMID: 33685147 DOI: 10.1063/5.0042435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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First principles simulations of carbon dioxide adsorbed on the ceria (CeO2) (111) surface are discussed in terms of structural features, stability, charge transfer, and vibrational modes. For this purpose, different density functional theory methods, such as Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) PBE and Hubbard correction, hybrid functionals, and different basis sets have been applied and compared. Both the stoichiometric and the reduced (111) surfaces are considered, where the electronic structure of the latter is obtained by introducing oxygen vacancies on the topmost or the subsurface oxygen layer. Both the potential energy surfaces of the reduced ceria surface and the adsorbate-surface complex are characterized by numerous local minima, of which the relative stability depends strongly on the electronic structure method of choice. Bent CO2 configurations in close vicinity to the surface oxygen vacancy that partially re-oxidize the reduced ceria surface have been identified as the most probable stable minima. However, the oxygen vacancy concentration on the surface turns out to have a direct impact on the relative stability of possible adsorption configurations. Finally, the vibrational analyses of selected adsorbed species on both the stoichiometric and reduced surfaces show promising agreement with previous theoretical and experimental results.
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- Noah Baumann
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Borges LR, Silva AGM, Braga AH, Rossi LM, Suller Garcia MA, Vidinha P. Towards the Effect of Pt
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Crystals: Understanding the Nature of the Interactions under CO Oxidation Conditions. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Laís Reis Borges
- Departamento de Química Fundamental Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748 São Paulo 05508-000, SP Brasil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química e de Materiais Pontifícia Universidade Católica R. Marquês de São Vicente 225 22451-900 Rio de Janeiro Brasil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748 São Paulo 05508-000, SP Brasil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748 São Paulo 05508-000, SP Brasil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748 São Paulo 05508-000, SP Brasil
- Departamento de Química Universidade Federal do Maranhão Avenida dos Portugueses 1966 65080-805, MA Sao Luis Brasil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748 São Paulo 05508-000, SP Brasil
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Bi X, Zeng C, Westerhoff P. Adsorption of Arsenic Ions Transforms Surface Reactivity of Engineered Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:9437-9444. [PMID: 32639147 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles (NPs) are massively used as abrasives in the chemical and mechanical polishing (CMP), an essential process to manufacture semiconductor wafers. The CMP process for arsenide-based semiconductor materials produces wastewater with co-occurring arsenic (As) ions and CeO2 NPs. We found that CeO2 NPs adsorbed both arsenite (As(III)) and arsenate (As(V)) ions and the adsorption isotherms suggested different adsorption energies and capacities of the two species. Applying the ferric reducing ability for nanoparticle assay, we revealed that the adsorbed As(III) and As(V) each reduced CeO2 NP surface reactivity but followed different mechanisms. The adsorbed As(III) ions below a critical coverage (110 mmol/kg) increased occupation of Ce 4f orbitals and thus reduced electron mobility of the original CeO2 NPs. The adsorbed As(V) ions withdrew electrons from Ce 4f orbitals and likely became oxidizing agents that greatly inhibited the original surface reducing ability. Electron paramagnetic resonance analysis further revealed that adsorbed As(III) and As(V) ions decreased the propensity of CeO2 NPs to produce reactive oxygen species. This work highlights the importance of examining NPs in their post-use phases in which surface reactivity and hazard potential can be greatly altered by chemical exposure history and NP surface transformations.
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- Xiangyu Bi
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Department of Environmental Sciences, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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Zhou Y, Chen A, Ning J, Shen W. Electronic and geometric structure of the copper-ceria interface on Cu/CeO2 catalysts. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63540-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Colossal oxygen vacancy formation at a fluorite-bixbyite interface. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1371. [PMID: 32170073 PMCID: PMC7069997 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15153-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oxygen vacancies in complex oxides are indispensable for information and energy technologies. There are several means to create oxygen vacancies in bulk materials. However, the use of ionic interfaces to create oxygen vacancies has not been fully explored. Herein, we report an oxide nanobrush architecture designed to create high-density interfacial oxygen vacancies. An atomically well-defined (111) heterointerface between the fluorite CeO2 and the bixbyite Y2O3 is found to induce a charge modulation between Y3+ and Ce4+ ions enabled by the chemical valence mismatch between the two elements. Local structure and chemical analyses, along with theoretical calculations, suggest that more than 10% of oxygen atoms are spontaneously removed without deteriorating the lattice structure. Our fluorite–bixbyite nanobrush provides an excellent platform for the rational design of interfacial oxide architectures to precisely create, control, and transport oxygen vacancies critical for developing ionotronic and memristive devices for advanced energy and neuromorphic computing technologies. Oxygen vacancies can impart interesting properties in complex oxides, but specific architectures designed to create high-density oxygen vacancies are largely unknown. Here the authors report a fluorite-bixbyite nanobrush platform to tune interfacial oxygen and show that an atomically well-defined heterointerface can induce charge modulation.
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Methane activation chemistry, despite being widely reported in literature, remains to date a subject of debate. The challenges in this reaction are not limited to methane activation but extend to stabilization of the intermediate species. The low C-H dissociation energy of intermediates vs. reactants leads to CO2 formation. For selective oxidation, nature presents methane monooxygenase as a benchmark. This enzyme selectively consumes methane by breaking it down into methanol. To assemble an active site similar to monooxygenase, the literature reports Cu-ZSM-5, Fe-ZSM-5, and Cu-MOR, using zeolites and systems like CeO2/Cu2O/Cu. However, the trade-off between methane activation and methanol selectivity remains a challenge. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and spectroscopic studies indicate catalyst reducibility, oxygen mobility, and water as co-feed as primary factors that can assist in enabling higher selectivity. The use of chemical looping can further improve selectivity. However, in all systems, improvements in productivity per cycle are required in order to meet the economical/industrial standards.
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Microkinetic simulation and fitting of the temperature programmed reaction of methanol on CeO2(111): H2 and H2O + V production. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-019-01710-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Woźniak P, Kraszkiewicz P, Małecka MA. Divergent influence of {1 1 1} vs. {1 0 0} crystal planes and Yb 3+ dopant on CO oxidation paths in mixed nano-sized oxide Au/Ce 1−xYb xO 2−x/2 ( x = 0 or 0.1) systems. CrystEngComm 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce00891e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this paper, the fundamental information on interactions in systems concerning nanocrystalline gold disperses on the shaped (octahedron-like or cube-like) Ce1−xYbxO2−x/2 (x = 0 or 0.1) support has been discussed.
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- Piotr Woźniak
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 50-950 Wrocław 2
- Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 50-950 Wrocław 2
- Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 50-950 Wrocław 2
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Li Z, Werner K, Qian K, You R, Płucienik A, Jia A, Wu L, Zhang L, Pan H, Kuhlenbeck H, Shaikhutdinov S, Huang W, Freund H. Oxidation of Reduced Ceria by Incorporation of Hydrogen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:14686-14693. [PMID: 31403236 PMCID: PMC6790607 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The interaction of hydrogen with reduced ceria (CeO2-x ) powders and CeO2-x (111) thin films was studied using several characterization techniques including TEM, XRD, LEED, XPS, RPES, EELS, ESR, and TDS. The results clearly indicate that both in reduced ceria powders as well as in reduced single crystal ceria films hydrogen may form hydroxyls at the surface and hydride species below the surface. The formation of hydrides is clearly linked to the presence of oxygen vacancies and is accompanied by the transfer of an electron from a Ce3+ species to hydrogen, which results in the formation of Ce4+ , and thus in oxidation of ceria.
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- Zhaorui Li
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029China
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis MaterialsInstitute of Physical Chemistry Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua321004China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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Li Z, Werner K, Qian K, You R, Płucienik A, Jia A, Wu L, Zhang L, Pan H, Kuhlenbeck H, Shaikhutdinov S, Huang W, Freund H. Oxidation of Reduced Ceria by Incorporation of Hydrogen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Zhaorui Li
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials Institute of Physical Chemistry Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua 321004 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Germany
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Malakkal L, Prasad A, Oladimeji D, Jossou E, Ranasinghe J, Szpunar B, Bichler L, Szpunar J. Atomistic and experimental study on thermal conductivity of bulk and porous cerium dioxide. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6326. [PMID: 31004105 PMCID: PMC6474893 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42807-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cerium dioxide (CeO2) is a surrogate material for traditional nuclear fuels and an essential material for a wide variety of industrial applications both in its bulk and nanometer length scale. Despite this fact, the underlying physics of thermal conductivity (kL), a crucial design parameter in industrial applications, has not received enough attention. In this article, a systematic investigation of the phonon transport properties was performed using ab initio calculations unified with the Boltzmann transport equation. An extensive examination of the phonon mode contribution, available three-phonon scattering phase space, mode Grüneisen parameter and mean free path (MFP) distributions were also conducted. To further augment theoretical predictions of the kL, measurements were made on specimens prepared by spark plasma sintering using the laser flash technique. Since the sample porosity plays a vital role in the value of measured kL, the effect of porosity on kL by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were investigated. Finally, we also determined the nanostructuring effect on the thermal properties of CeO2. Since CeO2 films find application in various industries, the dependence of thickness on the in-plane and cross-plane kL for an infinite CeO2 thin film was also reported.
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- Linu Malakkal
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
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- School of Engineering University of British Columbia-Okanagan Kelowna, Kelowna, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- School of Engineering University of British Columbia-Okanagan Kelowna, Kelowna, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Varalda J, Dartora CA, de Camargo PC, de Oliveira AJA, Mosca DH. Oxygen diffusion and vacancy migration thermally-activated govern high-temperature magnetism in ceria. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4708. [PMID: 30886193 PMCID: PMC6423092 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41157-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Several experimental works currently demonstrate that metallic nano-oxides and carbon nanomaterials expected to be diamagnets, in fact, behave as ferromagnets at room temperature. More than scientifically intriguing, this unconventional and unexpected ferromagnetism pave the way for innovation products and novel nanotechnological applications, gathering the magnetism to interesting functionalities of these nanomaterials. Here, we investigate the non-conventional ferromagnetism observed at high temperatures in nanocrystalline cerium dioxide (CeO2or nanoceria) thin films that are optically transparent to visible light. Nanoceria exhibits several concrete applications in catalytic processes, photovoltaic cells, solid-state fuel cells, among others, which are mostly due to natural presence of oxygen vacancies and easy migration of the oxygen through the structure. The ferromagnetism in non-stoichiometric nanocrystaline ceria can be consistently described by ab initio electronic structure calculations, which support that oxygen vacancies cause the formation of magnetic moments and can provide a robust interconnectivity within magnetic polarons theoretical framework. Additionally, we present a conceptual model to account the oxygen transport to the non-conventional ferromagnetism at temperatures well above room temperature. The approach is complementary to the thermally-activated effective transfers of charge and spin around oxygen vacancy centers.
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- J Varalda
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico - Caixa Postal 19044, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis, km 235 - SP-310, 13565-905, Sao Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis, km 235 - SP-310, 13565-905, Sao Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico - Caixa Postal 19044, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Tseng EN, Hsiao YT, Chen YC, Chen SY, Gloter A, Song JM. Magnetism and plasmonic performance of mesoscopic hollow ceria spheres decorated with silver nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:3574-3582. [PMID: 30663762 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr09636h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We investigate the role of interfaces and surfaces in the magnetic and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) properties of CeO2 hollow spheres decorated with Ag nanoparticles (H-CeO2@Ag). The composites, H-CeO2@Ag, were synthesized using a newly developed two-step process. The CeO2 hollow sphere diameter ranges from 100 nm to 2 μm and the grafted Ag nanoparticle (NP) size varies from 5 to 50 nm with a controllable coverage ratio. Spectroscopic and microscopic characterization confirms the formation of an interface between the Ag and ceria and shows different charge rearrangements occurring at both the interface and the surface. Room temperature ferro-magnetism was observed in all composites, and is associated mostly with ceria surface defects. A strong SERS effect was reported with a detection limit down to 10-14 M for the rhodamine 6G analyte. Scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy investigation reveals that hot-spots are associated with the silver NP surfaces and also with the Ag/CeO2 interface. This interfacial hot spot occurs for metallic particles above 30 nm and is strongly red shifted with respect to the Ag surface plasmon. The strong SERS activity is then attributed to the presence of several types of hot-spots and the geometrical features (buoyant hollow sphere and size dispersion) of the composite.
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- Eric Nestor Tseng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ju TJ, Wang CH, Lin SD. Insights into the CO2 deoxygenation to CO over oxygen vacancies of CeO2. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00111e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The reversibly regenerated oxygen vacancies of CeO2 can catalyze CO2 deoxygenation and the reaction is initially surface reaction limited.
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- Tz-Jie Ju
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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Trenque I, Magnano GC, Bolzinger MA, Roiban L, Chaput F, Pitault I, Briançon S, Devers T, Masenelli-Varlot K, Bugnet M, Amans D. Shape-selective synthesis of nanoceria for degradation of paraoxon as a chemical warfare simulant. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:5455-5465. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00179d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Repeated attacks using organophosphorus compounds, in military conflicts or terrorist acts, necessitate developing inexpensive and readily available decontamination systems. Nanosized cerium oxide is a suitable candidate when presents {111} facets.
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
- Laboratoire de Chimie
- CNRS UMR5182
- Lyon
- France
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- Univ Orléans
- IUT Chartres, Interfaces Confinement Mat & Nanostruct
- Chartres
- France
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Felício-Sousa P, Mucelini J, Zibordi-Besse L, Andriani KF, Seminovski Y, Prati RC, Da Silva JLF. Ab initio insights into the structural, energetic, electronic, and stability properties of mixed CenZr15−nO30 nanoclusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:26637-26646. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04762j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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In this work, we report a DFT investigation combined with Spearman correlation analysis of the energetic, structural and electronic properties of mixed CenZr15−nO30 nanoclusters as a function of the composition (n = 0, 1,…,14, 15).
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry
- University of São Paulo
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry
- University of São Paulo
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química
- Universitat Politècnica de València
- 46022 Valencia
- Spain
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- Center of Mathematics, Computer Science and Cognition
- Federal University of ABC
- Santo André
- Brazil
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Bezkrovnyi O, Kraszkiewicz P, Ptak M, Kepinski L. Thermally induced reconstruction of ceria nanocubes into zigzag {111}-nanofacetted structures and its influence on catalytic activity in CO oxidation. CATAL COMMUN 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Matz O, Calatayud M. Breaking H 2 with CeO 2: Effect of Surface Termination. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:16063-16073. [PMID: 31458244 PMCID: PMC6643698 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The ability of ceria to break H2 in the absence of noble metals has prompted a number of studies because of its potential applications in many technological fields. Most of the theoretical works reported in the literature are focused on the most stable (111) termination. However, recently, the possibility of stabilizing ceria particles with selected terminations has opened new avenues to explore. In the present paper, we investigate the role of termination in H2 dissociation on stoichiometric ceria. We model (111)-, (110)-, and (100)-terminated slabs together with the stepped (221) and (331) surfaces. Our results support a dissociation mechanism proceeding via the formation of a hydride/hydroxyl CeH/OH intermediate. Both the stability of such an intermediate and the activation energy depend critically on the termination, the (100)-terminated surfaces being the most reactive: the activation energy is 0.16 eV, and the CeH/OH intermediate is stable by -0.64 eV for the (100) slab, whereas the (111) slab presents 0.75 and 0.74 eV, respectively. We provide structural, energetic, electronic, and spectroscopic data, as well as chemical descriptors correlating structure, energy, and reactivity, to guide in the theoretical and experimental characterization of the Ce-H surface intermediate.
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- E-mail: . Phone: +33 1 44 27 25 05. Fax: +33 1 44 27
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Zeng L, Cheng Z, Fan JA, Fan LS, Gong J. Metal oxide redox chemistry for chemical looping processes. Nat Rev Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s41570-018-0046-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Koettgen J, Grieshammer S, Hein P, Grope BOH, Nakayama M, Martin M. Understanding the ionic conductivity maximum in doped ceria: trapping and blocking. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:14291-14321. [PMID: 29479588 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp08535d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Materials with high oxygen ion conductivity and low electronic conductivity are required for electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and high-temperature electrolysis (SOEC). A potential candidate for the electrolytes, which separate oxidation and reduction processes, is rare-earth doped ceria. The prediction of the ionic conductivity of the electrolytes and a better understanding of the underlying atomistic mechanisms provide an important contribution to the future of sustainable and efficient energy conversion and storage. The central aim of this paper is the detailed investigation of the relationship between defect interactions at the microscopic level and the macroscopic oxygen ion conductivity in the bulk of doped ceria. By combining ab initio density functional theory (DFT) with Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations, the oxygen ion conductivity is predicted as a function of the doping concentration. Migration barriers are analyzed for energy contributions, which are caused by the interactions of dopants and vacancies with the migrating oxygen vacancy. We clearly distinguish between energy contributions that are either uniform for forward and backward jumps or favor one migration direction over the reverse direction. If the presence of a dopant changes the migration energy identically for forward and backward jumps, the resulting energy contribution is referred to as blocking. If the change in migration energy due to doping is different for forward and backward jumps of a specific ionic configuration, the resulting energy contributions are referred to as trapping. The influence of both effects on the ionic conductivity is analyzed: blocking determines the dopant fraction where the ionic conductivity exhibits the maximum. Trapping limits the maximum ionic conductivity value. In this way, a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms determining the influence of dopants on the ionic conductivity is obtained and the ionic conductivity is predicted more accurately. The detailed results and insights obtained here for doped ceria can be generalized and applied to other ion conductors that are important for SOFCs and SOECs as well as solid state batteries.
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- Julius Koettgen
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany.
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Zhou G, Li P, Ma Q, Tian Z, Liu Y. Density Functional Theory plus Hubbard U Study of the Segregation of Pt to the CeO 2- x Grain Boundary. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:1668-1677. [PMID: 29446958 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Grain boundaries (GBs) can be used as traps for solute atoms and defects, and the interaction between segregants and GBs is crucial for understanding the properties of nanocrystalline materials. In this study, we have systematically investigated the Pt segregation and Pt-oxygen vacancies interaction at the ∑3 (111) GB in ceria (CeO2). The Pt atom has a stronger tendency to segregate to the ∑3 (111) GB than to the (111) and (110) free surfaces, but the tendency is weaker than to (112) and (100). Lattice distortion plays a dominant role in Pt segregation. At the Pt-segregated-GB (Pt@GB), oxygen vacancies prefer to form spontaneously near Pt in the GB region. However, at the pristine GB, oxygen vacancies can only form under O-poor conditions. Thus, Pt segregation to the GB promotes the formation of oxygen vacancies, and their strong interactions enhance the interfacial cohesion. We propose that GBs fabricated close to the surfaces of nanocrystalline ceria can trap Pt from inside the grains or other types of surface, resulting in the suppression of the accumulation of Pt on the surface under redox reactions, especially under O-poor conditions.
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- State Key Lab of Nonferrous Metals & Processes , General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metal , Beijing 100088 , China
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Zhu KJ, Wang F, Teng BT, Wen XD, Fan M, Liu XN. A new insight into the theoretical design of highly dispersed and stable ceria supported metal nanoparticles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 512:775-783. [PMID: 29112928 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.09.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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How to design and develop ceria supported metal nanoparticles (M/CeO2) catalysts with high performance and sintering resistance is a great challenge in heterogeneous catalysis and surface science. In the present work, we propose two ways to improve the anti-sintering capability of M/CeO2 catalysts. One is to introduce Ti atom on CeO2 (1 1 1) to form monatomically dispersed Ti, TiOx or TiO2-like species on ceria. Density functional theory calculations show that the much stronger interactions between Au and Ti modified CeO2 (1 1 1) occur compared with that on CeO2 (1 1 1). According to the electronic analysis, the strong interactions are attributed to the electron transfer from the Ti modified ceria substrate to Au. The other is to dope Ti into CeO2 (1 1 1) to form TixCe1-xO2. This also leads to the interaction enhancement between Au and TixCe1-xO2 (1 1 1). Electronic analysis indicates that the charge protuberance of surface O atoms near Ti atom results in the strong interactions between metal and ceria. This work provides new ideas for preparing M/CeO2 catalysts with high dispersity and stability, and sheds light into the theoretical design of catalysts.
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- Kong-Jie Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Key Lab of Advanced Catalytic Materials of Ministry of Education, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Key Lab of Advanced Catalytic Materials of Ministry of Education, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Key Lab of Advanced Catalytic Materials of Ministry of Education, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Key Lab of Advanced Catalytic Materials of Ministry of Education, Jinhua 321004, China
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Chen Y, Chen J, Qu W, George C, Aouine M, Vernoux P, Tang X. Well-defined palladium–ceria interfacial electronic effects trigger CO oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:10140-10143. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04935a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The electron transfer from Pd cubes to CeO2 rods via the interfaces triggered low-temperature CO oxidation.
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- Yaxin Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution & Prevention (LAP3)
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering
- Fudan University
- 200438 Shanghai
- China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution & Prevention (LAP3)
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering
- Fudan University
- 200438 Shanghai
- China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution & Prevention (LAP3)
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering
- Fudan University
- 200438 Shanghai
- China
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- Univ. Lyon
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
- CNRS–IRCELYON–UMR 5256
- 2 avenue A. Einstein
- 69626 Villeurbanne
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- Univ. Lyon
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
- CNRS–IRCELYON–UMR 5256
- 2 avenue A. Einstein
- 69626 Villeurbanne
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- Univ. Lyon
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
- CNRS–IRCELYON–UMR 5256
- 2 avenue A. Einstein
- 69626 Villeurbanne
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution & Prevention (LAP3)
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering
- Fudan University
- 200438 Shanghai
- China
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- Guohua Wang
- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
- School of Physical Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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Kim K, Yoo JD, Lee S, Bae M, Bae J, Jung W, Han JW. A Simple Descriptor to Rapidly Screen CO Oxidation Activity on Rare-Earth Metal-Doped CeO 2: From Experiment to First-Principles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:15449-15458. [PMID: 28417639 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b01844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Ceria (CeO2) is an attractive catalyst because of its unique properties, such as facile redoxability and high stability. Thus, many researchers have examined a wide range of catalytic reactions on ceria nanoparticles (NPs). Among those contributions are the reports of the dopant-dependent catalytic activity of ceria. On the other hand, there have been few mechanistic studies of the effects of a range of dopants on the chemical reactivity of ceria NPs. In this study, we examined the catalytic activities of pure and Pr, Nd, and Sm-doped CeO2 (PDC, NDC, and SDC, respectively) NPs on carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were also performed to elucidate the reaction mechanism on rare-earth (RE)-doped CeO2(111). The experimental results showed that the catalytic activities of CO oxidation were in the order of CeO2 > PDC > NDC > SDC. This is consistent with the DFT results, where the reaction is explained by the Mars-van Krevelen mechanism. On the basis of the theoretical interpretation of the experimental results, the ionic radius of the RE dopant can be used as a simple descriptor to predict the energy barrier at the rate-determining step, thereby predicting the entire reaction activity. Using the descriptor, a wide range of RE dopants on CeO2(111) were screened for CO oxidation. These results provide useful insights to unravel the CO oxidation activity on various oxide catalysts.
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- Kyeounghak Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Seoul , Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Seoul , Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea
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Wang Y, Wöll C. IR spectroscopic investigations of chemical and photochemical reactions on metal oxides: bridging the materials gap. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:1875-1932. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00914j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this review, we highlight recent progress (2008–2016) in infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) studies on oxide powders achieved by using different types of metal oxide single crystals as reference systems.
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- Yuemin Wang
- Institute of Functional Interfaces
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
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Luo Y, Chen Z, Zhang J, Tang Y, Xu Z, Tang D. Theoretical insights into ω-alkynylfuran cycloisomerisation catalyzed by Au/CeO2(111): the role of the CeO2(111) support. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra27207j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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ω-Alkynylfuran cycloisomerisation on CeO2(111)-supported Au clusters with different sizes was explored to unveil the role of the CeO2(111) support, including charge transfer effects and interactions.
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- Yafei Luo
- International Academy of Targeted Therapeutics and Innovation
- Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
- Chongqing 402160
- P. R. China
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- International Academy of Targeted Therapeutics and Innovation
- Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
- Chongqing 402160
- P. R. China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Environmental Materials and Remediation Technologies
- Research Institute for New Materials Technology
- Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
- Chongqing 402160
- P. R. China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Environmental Materials and Remediation Technologies
- Research Institute for New Materials Technology
- Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
- Chongqing 402160
- P. R. China
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- International Academy of Targeted Therapeutics and Innovation
- Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
- Chongqing 402160
- P. R. China
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- International Academy of Targeted Therapeutics and Innovation
- Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
- Chongqing 402160
- P. R. China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Environmental Materials and Remediation Technologies
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Piumetti M, Andana T, Bensaid S, Russo N, Fino D, Pirone R. Study on the CO Oxidation over Ceria-Based Nanocatalysts. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2016; 11:165. [PMID: 27009532 PMCID: PMC4805670 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1375-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A series of ceria nanocatalysts have been prepared to study the structure dependency of the CO oxidation reaction. The ceria samples with well-defined nanostructures (nanocubes/Ce-NC and nanorods/Ce-NR) have been prepared using the hydrothermal method. Mesoporous ceria (Ce-MES) and ceria synthesized with solution combustion technique (Ce-SCS) have also been prepared for comparison. The lowest CO oxidation temperature has been reached by using ceria nanocubes (Ce-NC). This high activity draws immense contributions from the highly reactive (100) and (110) surfaces of the truncated nanocubes. The Ce-MES and Ce-SCS samples, despite their high surface areas, are unable to outdo the activity of Ce-NC and Ce-NR due to the abundant presence of (111) crystalline planes. This finding confirms the structure sensitivity of CO oxidation reaction catalyzed with ceria.
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- Marco Piumetti
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
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Li F, Li L, Liu X, Zeng XC, Chen Z. High‐Performance Ru
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/CeO
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Single‐Atom Catalyst for CO Oxidation: A Computational Exploration. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:3170-3175. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fengyu Li
- Department of Chemistry Institute for Functional Nanomaterials University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus San Juan PR 00931 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE 68588 USA
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- Material and Process Synthesis College of Science, Engineering and Technology University of South Africa Johannesburg South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE 68588 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Institute for Functional Nanomaterials University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus San Juan PR 00931 USA
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Gao Y, Li R, Chen S, Luo L, Cao T, Huang W. Morphology-dependent interplay of reduction behaviors, oxygen vacancies and hydroxyl reactivity of CeO2 nanocrystals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 17:31862-71. [PMID: 26568319 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp04570c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reduction behaviors, oxygen vacancies and hydroxyl groups play decisive roles in the surface chemistry and catalysis of oxides. Employing isothermal H2 reduction we simultaneously reduced CeO2 nanocrystals with different morphologies, created oxygen vacancies and produced hydroxyl groups. The morphology of CeO2 nanocrystals was observed to strongly affect the reduction process and the resultant oxygen vacancy structure. The resultant oxygen vacancies are mainly located on the surfaces of CeO2 cubes and rods but in the subsurface/bulk of CeO2 octahedra. The reactivity of isolated bridging hydroxyl groups on CeO2 nanocrystals was found to depend on the local oxygen vacancy concentration, in which they reacted to produce water at low local oxygen vacancy concentrations but to produce both water and hydrogen with increasing local oxygen vacancy concentration. These results reveal a morphology-dependent interplay among the reduction behaviors, oxygen vacancies and hydroxyl reactivity of CeO2 nanocrystals, which deepens the fundamental understanding of the surface chemistry and catalysis of CeO2.
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- Yuxian Gao
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
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Model catalysts with uniform and well-defined surface structures have been extensively employed to explore structure-property relationships of powder catalysts. Traditional oxide model catalysts are based on oxide single crystals and single crystal thin films, and the surface chemistry and catalysis are studied under ultrahigh-vacuum conditions. However, the acquired fundamental understandings often suffer from the "materials gap" and "pressure gap" when they are extended to the real world of powder catalysts working at atmospheric or higher pressures. Recent advances in colloidal synthesis have realized controlled synthesis of catalytic oxide nanocrystals with uniform and well-defined morphologies. These oxide nanocrystals consist of a novel type of oxide model catalyst whose surface chemistry and catalysis can be studied under the same conditions as working oxide catalysts. In this Account, the emerging concept of oxide nanocrystal model catalysts is demonstrated using our investigations of surface chemistry and catalysis of uniform and well-defined cuprous oxide nanocrystals and ceria nanocrystals. Cu2O cubes enclosed with the {100} crystal planes, Cu2O octahedra enclosed with the {111} crystal planes, and Cu2O rhombic dodecahedra enclosed with the {110} crystal planes exhibit distinct morphology-dependent surface reactivities and catalytic properties that can be well correlated with the surface compositions and structures of exposed crystal planes. Among these types of Cu2O nanocrystals, the octahedra are most reactive and catalytically active due to the presence of coordination-unsaturated (1-fold-coordinated) Cu on the exposed {111} crystal planes. The crystal-plane-controlled surface restructuring and catalytic activity of Cu2O nanocrystals were observed in CO oxidation with excess oxygen. In the propylene oxidation reaction with O2, 1-fold-coordinated Cu on Cu2O(111), 3-fold-coordinated O on Cu2O(110), and 2-fold-coordinated O on Cu2O(100) were identified as the active sites, respectively, to produce acrolein, propylene oxide, and CO2. Ceria rods enclosed with the {110} and {100} crystal planes, ceria cubes enclosed with the {100} crystal planes, and ceria octahedra enclosed with the {111} crystal planes exhibit distinct morphology-dependent oxygen vacancy concentrations and structures that can be well correlated with the surface compositions and structures of exposed crystal planes. Consequently, the metal-ceria interactions, structures, and catalytic performances of ceria-supported catalysts depend on the CeO2 morphology. Our results comprehensively reveal the morphology-dependent surface chemistry and catalysis of oxide nanocrystals that not only greatly deepen the fundamental understanding of oxide catalysis but also demonstrate a morphology-engineering strategy to optimize the catalytic performance of oxide catalysts. These results adequately exemplify the concept of oxide nanocrystal model catalysts for the fundamental investigations of oxide catalysis without the "materials gap" and "pressure gap". With the structure-catalytic property relationships learned from oxide nanocrystal model catalyst studies and the advancement of controlled-synthesis methods, it is promising to realize the structural design and controlled synthesis of novel efficient oxide catalysts in the future.
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- Weixin Huang
- Hefei National Laboratory
for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials
for Energy Conversion, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Delbecq F, Li Y, Loffreda D. Metal–support interaction effects on chemo–regioselectivity: Hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde on Pt 13 /CeO 2 (1 1 1). J Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wu L, Bo M, Guo Y, Wang Y, Li C, Huang Y, Sun CQ. Skin Bond Electron Relaxation Dynamics of Germanium Manipulated by Interactions with H2 , O2 , H2 O, H2 O2 , HF, and Au. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:310-6. [PMID: 26488077 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Although germanium performs amazingly well at sites surrounding hetero-coordinated impurities and under-coordinated defects or skins with unusual properties, having important impact on electronic and optical devices, understanding the behavior of the local bonds and electrons at such sites remains a great challenge. Here we show that a combination of density functional theory calculations, zone-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and bond order length strength correlation mechanism has enabled us to clarify the physical origin of the Ge 3d core-level shift for the under-coordinated (111) and (100) skin with and without hetero-coordinated H2 , O2 , H2 O, H2 O2 , HF impurities. The Ge 3d level shifts from 27.579 (for an isolated atom) by 1.381 to 28.960 eV upon bulk formation. Atomic under-coordination shifts the binding energy further to 29.823 eV for the (001) and to 29.713 eV for the (111) monolayer skin. Addition of O2 , HF, H2 O, H2 O2 and Au impurities results in quantum entrapment by different amounts, but H adsorption leads to polarization.
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- Lihong Wu
- Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Materials and Application Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Materials and Application Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Materials and Application Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Information and Electronic Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan, 411201, China
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- Institute for Coordination Bond Metrology and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Materials and Application Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China.
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- NOVITAS, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
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Yoshida H, Yamashita N, Ijichi S, Okabe Y, Misumi S, Hinokuma S, Machida M. A Thermally Stable Cr–Cu Nanostructure Embedded in the CeO2 Surface as a Substitute for Platinum-Group Metal Catalysts. ACS Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hiroshi Yoshida
- Department
of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science
and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
- Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries, Kyoto University, 1-30 Goryo-Ohara, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science
and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science
and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science
and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science
and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science
and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
- Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries, Kyoto University, 1-30 Goryo-Ohara, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
- Precursory
Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science
and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
- Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries, Kyoto University, 1-30 Goryo-Ohara, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
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