Supported Ce/Zr pyrochlore monolayers as a route to single cerium atom catalysts with low temperature reducibility.

ABSTRACT: The combination of structural characterization at atomic resolution, chemical data, and theoretical insights has revealed the unique nanostructures which develop in ceria supported on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) after being submitted to high-temperature reducing treatments. The results show that just a small ceria loading is needed for creating a supported Zr-rich pyrochlore (111) nanostructure, resembling the structure of single cerium atom catalysts. The specific atomic arrangement of this nanostructure allows to explain the improvement of the reducibility at low temperature. The reduction mechanism can be extrapolated to ceria-zirconia mixed oxides with pyrochlore-like cationic ordering, exposing Zr-rich (111) surfaces. The results gathered here provide key information to understan

SUBMITTER: Montes-Monroy JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10448079 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature