“…This can be achieved through hard casting, using templates such as mesoporous silica 8 or poly(methyl methacrylate) nanospheres, 3 or by nanostructuring of precursors, e.g., from macroporous Fe 2 O 3 . 9 The effect of partial or total substitution of lanthanum with other cations has also been evaluated. For instance, the catalytic activity for CO oxidation of AFeO 3 (A = La, Nd, Sm)related perovskites follows the order Nd > La > Sm, according to Porta et al 10 and Ciambelli et al 11 Nevertheless, lanthanide elements remain as problematic as cobalt.…”