Ceria chemistry at the nanoscale: effect of the environment

J. Kullgren; K. Hermansson; P. Broqvist

doi:10.1117/12.2027074

16 September 2013 Ceria chemistry at the nanoscale: effect of the environment

J. Kullgren, K. Hermansson, P. Broqvist

Proceedings Volume 8822, Solar Hydrogen and Nanotechnology VIII; 88220D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027074
Event: SPIE Solar Energy + Technology, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We use theoretical simulations to study how oxidative and humid environments affect the chemical composition, shape and structure of ceria nanoparticles. Based on our calculations, we predict that small stoichiometric ceria nanoparticles will have a very limited stability range when exposed to these environments. Instead, we find that reduced ceria nanoparticles are stabilized without changing their inherent shape through the adsorption of oxygen molecules in the form of superoxo species and water in the form of hydroxo species. Based on our results, we propose a redox-cycle for meta-stable ceria nanoparticles without the formation of explicit oxygen vacancies, which is important for understanding the low-temperature oxygen chemistry of ceria at the nanoscale.

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J. Kullgren, K. Hermansson, and P. Broqvist "Ceria chemistry at the nanoscale: effect of the environment", Proc. SPIE 8822, Solar Hydrogen and Nanotechnology VIII, 88220D (16 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027074

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