Surface-Dependence of Defect Chemistry of Nanostructured Ceria

Shilpa Agarwal, X. Zhu, E.J.M. Hensen, Barbara Mojet, Leonardus Lefferts

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Abstract

The defect chemistry of reduced ceria nanoshapes was investigated using in situ Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. Octahedral- and rod-shaped particles behave similarly upon exposure to CO in terms of formation of anion Frenkel pair defects and oxygen vacancies. This similarity is attributed to the preferential exposure of (111) surfaces in both type of particles. Cube-shaped particles terminated with (100)-oriented surfaces exhibit very different defect behavior in CO, revealing formation of oxygen vacancy defects at the expense of existing anion Frenkel pairs. Octahedra and rods, prereduced in H2, can be further reduced with CO. In contrast, prereduced cubes can reactively adsorb CO, forming surface-bicarbonate, only via converting Frenkel-pair defects to oxygen vacancies, without any further net reduction of the ceria.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12423-12433
Number of pages11
JournalThe Journal of physical chemistry C
Volume119
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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