“…Moreover, the doping of other metallic elements into the CeO 2 lattice could control their structure and physical properties [ 22 , 23 , 24 ], such as rare–earth elements [ 25 , 26 , 27 ], transition elements [ 28 , 29 , 30 ] and alkaline earth elements [ 31 , 32 , 33 ]. In spite of the successful synthesis of CeO 2 –based composite oxides, most of the previous reports have focused on the investigation of catalytic performances [ 34 , 35 ], transport properties [ 36 , 37 ] and the origin of room–temperature ferromagnetism [ 38 , 39 ], the theoretical data about OSC were usually quite scattered, and only a few fundamental studies on the OSC of doped CeO 2 have been reported. For example, Singh [ 40 ] et al synthesized a series of Ce 1− x M x O 2−σ (M = Zr, Ti, Pr, Y and Fe) nanocrystallites using the hydrothermal method using melamine and diethylenetriamine as complexing agents; up to 50% Zr and Y, 40% Ti, 25% Pr and 15% Fe were substituted for Ce 4+ in CeO 2 , and Ce 0.85 Fe 0.15 O 1.85 showed a higher OSC and higher CO conversion at a lower temperature than Ce 1−x Zr x O 2 .…”