Fundamentals and Catalytic Applications of CeO2-Based Materials

T Montini, M Melchionna, M Monai… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cerium dioxide (CeO2, ceria) is becoming an ubiquitous constituent in catalytic systems for
a variety of applications. 2016 sees the 40th anniversary since ceria was first employed by …

The surface chemistry of cerium oxide

DR Mullins - Surface Science Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
This review covers the structure of, and chemical reactions on, well-defined cerium oxide
surfaces. Ceria, or mixed oxides containing ceria, are critical components in automotive …

Activation of surface lattice oxygen in single-atom Pt/CeO2 for low-temperature CO oxidation

L Nie, D Mei, H Xiong, B Peng, Z Ren, XIP Hernandez… - Science, 2017 - science.org
To improve fuel efficiency, advanced combustion engines are being designed to minimize
the amount of heat wasted in the exhaust. Hence, future generations of catalysts must …

Pt atomic single-layer catalyst embedded in defect-enriched ceria for efficient CO oxidation

S Xie, L Liu, Y Lu, C Wang, S Cao, W Diao… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The local coordination structure of metal sites essentially determines the performance of
supported metal catalysts. Using a surface defect enrichment strategy, we successfully …

Water-Mediated Mars–Van Krevelen Mechanism for CO Oxidation on Ceria-Supported Single-Atom Pt1 Catalyst

C Wang, XK Gu, H Yan, Y Lin, J Li, D Liu, WX Li… - Acs Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
In water-promoted CO oxidation, water was thought not to directly participate in CO2
production. Here we report that via a water-mediated Mars–van Krevelen (MvK) mechanism …

Creating single-atom Pt-ceria catalysts by surface step decoration

F Dvořák, M Farnesi Camellone, A Tovt… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts maximize the utilization of supported precious metals by exposing
every single metal atom to reactants. To avoid sintering and deactivation at realistic reaction …

Ceria-based model catalysts: fundamental studies on the importance of the metal–ceria interface in CO oxidation, the water–gas shift, CO 2 hydrogenation, and …

JA Rodriguez, DC Grinter, Z Liu… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Model metal/ceria and ceria/metal catalysts have been shown to be excellent systems for
studying fundamental phenomena linked to the operation of technical catalysts. In the last …

Reaction product-driven restructuring and assisted stabilization of a highly dispersed Rh-on-ceria catalyst

G Yan, Y Tang, Y Li, Y Li, L Nguyen, T Sakata… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the structural dynamics of a catalyst under reaction conditions is challenging
but crucial regarding catalyst design. Here, by a combination of in situ/operando …

Structural motifs of water on metal oxide surfaces

R Mu, Z Zhao, Z Dohnálek, J Gong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding water/solid interactions is of great importance in a variety of fundamental and
technological processes, such as photocatalytic water splitting, heterogeneous catalysis …

Distinct Role of Surface Hydroxyls in Single-Atom Pt1/CeO2 Catalyst for Room-Temperature Formaldehyde Oxidation: Acid–Base Versus Redox

L Zhang, Q Bao, B Zhang, Y Zhang, S Wan, S Wang… - Jacs Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of highly efficient catalysts for room-temperature formaldehyde (HCHO)
oxidation is of great interest for indoor air purification. In this work, it was found that the …