High-resolution spectroscopy of europium-doped ceria as a tool to correlate structure and catalytic activity
- Site-selective emission spectra of Eu3+-doped CeO2 nanoparticles up to the D-5(0) - F-7(5) transition were recorded under cryogenic conditions to identify the local structure around the Eu3+ dopants in ceria. It is found that pretreatment conditions are crucial for the redistribution of dopants from a broad variety of environments to six well-defined lattice sites. The influence of the dopant and the host structure on the catalytic activity was investigated. A relationship between structure and reactivity is discussed. It is shown that oxygen transport is most efficient in particles with a pronounced amorphous character.
Verfasserangaben: | Philipp-Alexander Primus, Thomas Ritschel, Pilar Y. Sigueenza, Miguel Angel CauquiORCiD, Juan Carlos Hernandez-GarridoORCiD, Michael Uwe KumkeORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1021/jp505467r |
ISSN: | 1932-7447 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | The journal of physical chemistry : C, Nanomaterials and interfaces |
Verlag: | American Chemical Society |
Verlagsort: | Washington |
Publikationstyp: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2014 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 27.03.2017 |
Band: | 118 |
Ausgabe: | 40 |
Seitenanzahl: | 12 |
Erste Seite: | 23349 |
Letzte Seite: | 23360 |
Fördernde Institution: | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); [MAT2013-40823-R]; [CSD2009-00013] |
Organisationseinheiten: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Chemie |
Peer Review: | Referiert |