Surface and redox characterization of new nanostructured ZrO2@CeO2 systems with potential catalytic applications

[EN] Ceria‐zirconia mixed oxides are widely used as catalysts and catalytic supports. Nevertheless, due to economic and geo‐strategic concerns, reducing and optimizing the lanthanide content in these formulations while preserving or even improving their excellent redox and catalytic properties has b...

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Autores: Núñez‐Pérez, Bernardo, Blanco, Ginesa, Pintado, José María, Hernández‐Garrido, Juan Carlos, Calvino, José Juan, Bogeat Barroso, Adrián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/153467
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/153467
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ceria‐zirconia
Core@shell nanostructure,
Redox characterization,
Surface characterization
2303 Química Inorgánica
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Sumario:[EN] Ceria‐zirconia mixed oxides are widely used as catalysts and catalytic supports. Nevertheless, due to economic and geo‐strategic concerns, reducing and optimizing the lanthanide content in these formulations while preserving or even improving their excellent redox and catalytic properties has become a challenge for current research. In this context, the design of core@shell nanostructures arises as a feasible alternative to achieve the aforesaid goal. In the present work, a new nanostructured ZrO2@CeO2 system based on spherical and mesoporous zirconia cores coated by a well‐dispersed nanometer‐thick ceria layer has been prepared by a novel synthetic approach in 2 different steps: (1) synthesis of the zirconia cores by a sol‐gel method and (2) coating with a thin ceria shell by controlled chemical precipitation. The resulting nanocomposite was characterized by several techniques, which clearly reveal its perfect core@shell nanostructure and enhanced reducibility as compared with pure ceria.