Title
Structure and properties of cerium oxides in bulk and nanoparticulate forms
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Alloy. Compd.
Keywords
DFT; Nanoceria; Core-shell structure; Cerium dioxide; Oxygen vacancy; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GGA PLUS U; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY; COMPACT EFFECTIVE POTENTIALS; INDUCED PHASE-TRANSFORMATION; EXPONENT; BASIS-SETS; F-SYMMETRY STATES; CEO2 THIN-FILMS; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; SPECTROSCOPIC EVIDENCE; Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Metallurgy &; Metallurgical Engineering
Abstract
The experimental and computational studies on the cerium oxide nanoparticles, as well as stoichiometric phases of bulk ceria are reviewed. Based on structural similarities of these phases in hexagonal aspect, electroneutral and non-polar pentalayers are identified as building blocks of type A sesquioxide structure. The idealized core/shell structure of the ceria nanoparticles is described as dioxide core covered by a single pentalayer of sesquioxide, which explains the exceptional stability of subsurface vacancies in nanoceria. The density functional theory (DFT) predictions of the lattice parameters and elastic moduli for the Ce(IV) and Ce(III) oxides at the hybrid DFT level are also presented. The calculated values for both compounds agree with available experimental data and allow predicting changes in the lattice parameter with decreasing size of the nanoparticles. The lattice parameter is calculated as equilibrium between contraction of sesquioxide structure in the core, and expansion of dioxide structure in the shell of the nanoparticle. This is consistent with available XRD data on ceria NPs obtained in mild aqueous conditions. The core/shell model, however, breaks down when applied to the size dependence of lattice parameter in NPs obtained by the laser ablation techniques. (C) 2013 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume
584
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Document Type
Review
Language
English
First Page
199
Last Page
208
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0925-8388
Recommended Citation
"Structure and properties of cerium oxides in bulk and nanoparticulate forms" (2014). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 5341.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/5341
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