Herein we demonstrate the extra-low-temperature oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of cerium oxide nanocrystals with cubic (100) facets. A considerable OSC occurs at 150 °C without active species loading. This temperature is 250 °C lower than that of irregularly shaped cerium oxide. This result indicates that cubic (100) facets of cerium oxide have the characteristics to be a superior low-temperature catalyst.
Monodisperse polyhedral nanoparticles (NPs) and nanorods (NRs) of cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , were synthesized by thermal decomposition of ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate, (NH 4 ) 2 Ce(NO 3 ) 6 , at 180 °C in an organic solution of oleylamine (OAm) and/or oleic acid (OA). The 4 nm CeO 2 NPs were synthesized in diphenyl ether solution of OAm and OA with the molar ratio of Ce/OAm/OA = 1:3:3, while the 6 nm CeO 2 NPs were made in 1-octadecene solution of OAm with Ce/OAm = 1:6. The NRs were formed in 1-octadecene with Ce/OAm/OA = 1:3:1.5. The CeO 2 NPs were assembled on γ-Al 2 O 3 via polyvinylpyrrolidone and were annealed at 500 °C under air to remove organic coating. They were well-dispersed on Al 2 O 3 and showed the increased oxygen storage capacity compared to the physical mixture of aggregated CeO 2 and γ-Al 2 O 3 powder. The reported CeO 2 NPs are promising for oxygen storage and release applications.
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