过渡金属掺杂铈中晶格氧的活化（英文）

采用密度泛函理论计算研究了在铈表面掺杂的过渡金属(TM)离子对表面晶格氧原子活化的影响.为此,测定了经TM离子修饰的CeO_2最稳定(111)表面终端的结构和稳定性.除了保持八面体氧配位的锆和铂掺杂剂外, TM掺杂剂在取代表面Ce离子时更倾向于正方形平面配位.除了Pt(1.14 eV)和Zr(正方形平面配位不稳定)外,所有TM掺杂剂的表面结构从八面体到正方形平面都很容易.通常,四价TM阳离子的离子半径比Ce~(4+)的小得多,从而导致了显著的拉伸应变晶格,并解释了氧空位形成能量的降低.除Zr外,当产生一个氧空位时,优先形成正方形平面结构.热力学分析表明, TM掺杂CeO_2表面在典型环境催化条件下存在氧缺陷.一个具有实际意义的例子是锆掺杂CeO_2(111)中的晶格氧容易活化,从而有利于CO氧化.研究结果强调了晶格氧活化的本质和TM掺杂剂在TM-铈固溶催化剂中的优选位置.     

CeO2(100)极性面结构与活性的密度泛函理论研究

CeO2是一类使用非常广泛的稀土氧化物催化材料,在许多重要的催化反应过程,如机动车尾气净化、水汽转换、石油裂解等,表现出很高的活性.大量研究表明,CeO2的高活性来源于其表面晶格氧,正是由于这些晶格氧能够直接参与氧化反应,同时反应留下的氧空位又能够被气相氧分子吸附填补,因而体现出很好的储放氧催化性能.目前多数研究采用CO氧化为模型反应,研究了CeO2常见的(111)和(110)晶面的晶格氧活性,但对于其另外一种重要低指数晶面(100)的结构和活性研究却非常有限.需要指出的是,CeO2(100)是一种极性表面,这给该表面的模型构建和理论研究带来了困难.为了深入了解这种极性表面的结构稳定性和催化活性,本文运用在位库仑力校正的密度泛函理论(DFT+U)方法系统研究了CeO2(100)极性面的可能结构及相关稳定性,并且深入分析了CO在该表面上的吸附和反应.本文首先利用板层模型尝试构建稳定的CeO2(100)极性面结构,方法是在保证整个板层化学计量配比完整的前提下,在表层或体相去除氧原子,同时使得整个板层上下对称不存在极性以利于计算.通过计算发现,在CeO2(100)表层分布氧空位的结构比体相中分布氧空位的结构要稳定,同时,氧空位的分布越接近表面,CeO2(100)面的结构稳定性就会越高,其最稳定的结构是将表层满覆盖氧离子移除一半.对CeO2(100)面不同结构的稳定性及相关电子结构分析表明,CeO2(100)表层满覆盖的氧离子间存在很强的相互排斥作用,因此倾向于降低表面氧浓度来提高表面的稳定性.另外,这种相互作用会降低相邻氧离子的价态,并能引起体相铈离子在整体表面维持完整的化学计量比的情况下,仍能出现局域4?电子而被还原为三价铈.随后我们研究了CO在CeO2(100)最稳定和次稳定表面上的氧化反应.发现CO在不同CeO2(100)表面的氧空位处吸附较强,另外,CO在CeO2(100)最稳定结构上可与表面晶格氧反应形成吸附的CO2中间物种,中间物种可直接解离成气相CO2,也可以继续与表面晶格氧反应形成碳酸盐.而在CeO2(100)次稳定表面上,CO很难与表面晶格氧形成吸附的CO2中间态,而直接产生气态CO2.     

钾元素掺杂对铈锆固溶体中氧物种的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了一系列不同摩尔比K+掺杂的铈锆固溶体xK-Ce0.7Zr0.3O2(x=0.05,0.10,0.15,0.20,0.25,0.30,0.35,0.40),对其催化碳烟颗粒物(PM)燃烧的活性进行了评价,并采用XRD,H2-TPR,O2-TPD,XPS测试方法对催化剂样品进行了表征。结果表明:K+掺杂后均形成了具有立方面心萤石结构的K-Ce-Zr-O固溶体催化剂。K+掺杂量的改变导致铈锆固溶体产生不同程度的晶格畸变及表面活性氧的含量改变;掺杂K+有利于晶格氧的流动性和铈锆固溶体的释放氧能力的增强,促进催化活性的提高。当0.10≤x≤0.40时,催化剂具有较好的催化性能。     

Ce0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2和Pr0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2催化剂表面上CO氧化和18O-16O交换反应的研究

测定了在Ce0.6Zr0.4O2,Ce0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2,Pr0.6Zr0.4O2和Pr0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2 (分别表示为CZ,CYZ,PZ和PYZ)样品表面上的CO氧化反应和18O-16O 同位素交换反应.结果表明: 在CZ和PZ系列固熔中掺杂Y3 离子可以改善晶格氧的迁移速度;PZ和PZY的晶格氧比CZ 和CZY 的晶格氧具有更高的氧化反应活性.其原因是将Y3 掺杂到Ce0.6Zr0.4O2 或Pr0.6Zr0.4O2晶格中,增加了样品的氧空位浓度,从而提高了晶格氧的迁移性质,而PrOx比CeO2具有更低温度的氧化还原性质,因此PZ和PZY的晶格氧比CZ 和CZY 的晶格氧具有更高的氧化反应活性.     

Ce0．6Zr0．35Y0．0502和Pr0．6Zr0．35Y0．05O2催化剂表面上CO氧化和^18O-^16O交换反应的研究

测定了在Ce0．6Zr0.4O2,Ce0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2,Pr0.6Zr0.4O2和Pr0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2(分别表示为CZ，CYZ，PZ和PYZ)样品表面上的CO氧化反应和^18O-^16O同位素交换反应。结果表明：在CZ和PZ系列固熔中掺杂Y^3 离子可以改善晶格氧的迁移速度；PZ和PZY的晶格氧比CZ和CZY的晶格氧具有更高的氧化反应活性。其原因是将Y^3 掺杂到Ce0.6Zr0.4O2或Pr0.6Zr0.4O2晶格中，增加了样品的氧空位浓度，从而提高了晶格氧的迁移性质，而PrOx比CeO2具有更低温度的氧化还原性质，因此PZ和PZY的晶格氧比CZ和CZY的晶格氧具有更高的氧化反应活性。     

钇掺杂锆酸钡中点/线缺陷结构及氧扩散机理的分子动力学模拟

钇掺杂锆酸钡具有优异的化学稳定性和离子电导率,是固体氧化物燃料电池电解质最有吸引力的候选材料之一.本文采用经典分子动力学模拟方法首次研究点缺陷和线缺陷共存的锆酸钡体系,分别得到钇掺杂剂和氧空位浓度以及刃位错对体系结构和氧传输性质的影响.结果表明,钇掺杂剂浓度过高或者过低,都不利于氧传导;无论有无刃位错缺陷, 30%钇掺杂锆酸钡体系的氧离子扩散系数更高.在1073.15 K的温度下,掺杂剂浓度小于30%时,刃位错的存在会加速氧离子扩散,这一现象可以通过刃位错、氧空位以及氧离子之间的富集-慢跑传输机制来解释.因此,在固体电解质的实际应用中,锆酸钡的掺杂剂浓度不能太高,并且可以考虑制造线缺陷来提高离子电导率.     

CO在CeO2(111)表面的吸附与氧化

采用密度泛函理论计算了CO在CeO2(111)表面的吸附与氧化反应行为. 结果表明, O2在洁净的CeO2(111)表面为弱物理吸附, 而在氧空位表面是强化学吸附, 且O2分子活化程度较大, O—O键长为0.143 nm. CO在CeO2(111)表面吸附行为的研究表明, CO在洁净表面及氧空位表面上为物理吸附, 吸附能均小于0.42 eV; 当表面氧空位吸附O2后, CO可吸附生成二齿碳酸盐中间体或直接生成CO2, 与原位红外光谱结果相一致. 表面碳酸盐物种脱附生成CO2的能垒仅为0.28 eV. 计算结果表明, 当CeO2表面存在氧空位时, Hubbard参数U对CO吸附能有一定的影响. CeO2载体在氧化反应中可能的催化作用为, 在氧气氛下, CeO2表面氧空位吸附O2分子, 形成活性氧物种, 参与CO催化氧化反应.     

杂原子(Zr,Y)掺杂的铈基催化剂中氧物种与其催化CH_3SH分解的活性/稳定性之间的关系（英文）

铈基催化剂因其优异的储放氧能力被广泛地应用于多种催化反应.铈基材料作为催化剂在CH_3SH(甲硫醇)分解反应中的应用也因其产物简单、易处理而受到越来越多的关注.本课题组在前期研究中发现,纳米二氧化铈在CH_3SH催化分解反应中表现出较高的催化活性,然而催化剂却在很短时间内快速失活.为进一步提高铈基氧化物的稳定性,我们通过引入稀土元素对氧化铈催化剂进行改性,结果发现其稳定性明显提高;同时催化剂稳定性与氧空位数量有关,氧空位数量越多,催化剂越稳定.然而,目前关于氧空位对催化CH_3SH分解反应的具体作用,CH_3SH在铈基材料上的失活机理以及氧物种与催化行为之间的相互关系尚不清楚.因此,有必要进一步研究氧空位对提高催化稳定性的贡献并揭示催化行为与氧物种之间的相互关系.本文通过微波辅助柠檬酸络合法制备一系列杂原子(Zr,Y)掺杂的铈基催化剂CeO_2,Ce_(1-x)Z_rxO_2,Ce_(1-x)Y_xO_2-δ(x=0.25,0.50,0.75,1.00),通过考察锆、钇杂原子价态和离子半径对CH_3SH催化分解活性和稳定性的影响来探索铈基催化剂中氧空位的作用及氧物种与催化行为之间的关系.其中,氧物种与催化行为之间的关系可包括两类:(1)表面晶格氧与催化活性之间的关系;(2)体相晶格氧迁移与催化稳定性之间的关系.催化性能和表征结果表明,铈基氧化物中表面晶格氧对CH_3SH催化转化起着至关重要的作用.Ce_(0.75)Zr_(0.25)O_2在CH_3SH的催化分解中表现出更高的催化活性,这是由于Ce_(0.75)Zr_(0.25)O_2有更多的表面晶格氧、活性氧物种及良好的氧化还原性能.Ce_(0.75)Y_(0.25)O_2-δ也表现出更好的催化稳定性,这是由于催化剂中有更多的氧空位,它们会促进体相晶格氧迁移到催化剂表面以补充表面晶格氧.此外,Ce与杂原子之间化学价差极大地影响着表面晶格氧含量以及催化剂中体相氧的迁移率,进而影响铈基催化剂的活性和稳定性.     

MnO_x-CeO_2上表面氧性质及其催化碳烟燃烧性能

运用TPO,XRD,BET,O2-TPD,H2-TPR,XPS等技术,研究了在CeO2中引入不同Mn含量对催化剂表面氧性质的影响,并重点探讨了吸附于氧空位上的原子吸附氧O-与催化碳烟燃烧活性的关联。结果表明:将Mn中引入CeO2后,MnOx-CeO2晶格中可形成较CeO2更多的氧空位,并有利于氧的活化和迁移,生成了较多原子吸附氧O-;MnOx(0.4)-CeO2在碳烟起燃温度区间有最多的原子吸附氧O-,其碳烟起燃活性最高,对应的起燃温度是346℃,比无催化剂时降低了111℃,比CeO2降低了35℃。     

一锅法合成Ce_xZr_(1-x)O_2固溶体催化剂用于热化学循环分解CO_2制CO

采用一锅蒸发诱导自组装法(EISA)制备了一系列不同铈锆物质的量比的铈锆固溶体催化剂,用TGA研究了其热化学循环分解CO_2制CO的催化性能,并采用XRD、Raman光谱、H2-TPR、XPS、SEM和N_2吸附-脱附等手段对催化剂的物相结构、还原性能和表面化学性质进行了表征分析,用热重分析(TGA)研究了铈锆固溶体对热化学循环分解CO_2制CO的催化性能。结果表明,随着Ce/Zr物质的量比增加,铈锆固溶体催化剂的CO_2高温分解活性先增大后减小。Ce/Zr物质的量比为1的Ce_(0.5)Zr_(0.5)O_2催化剂由于具有较多的晶格缺陷和氧空穴,氧迁移能力强,催化活性高,而Ce/Zr物质的量比为3的Ce_(0.75)Zr_(0.25)O_2催化剂具有相对稳定的氧空穴数,循环稳定性好。循环反应后,所有的催化剂均出现了一定程度的烧结,且富锆固溶体发生了相分离,这可能会影响催化剂的性能。     

The origin of the enhanced oxygen storage capacity of Ce(1-x)(Pd/Pt)(x)O2

Doping CeO(2) with Pd or Pt increases the oxygen storage capacity (OSC) and catalytic activity of this environmentally important material. To date, however, an understanding of the mechanism underlying this improvement has been lacking. We present a density functional theory analysis of Pd- and Pt-doped CeO(2), and demonstrate that the increased OSC is due to a large displacement of the dopant ions from the Ce lattice site. Pd(II)/Pt(II) (in a d(8) configuration) moves by ～1.2 ? to adopt a square-planar coordination due to crystal field effects. This leaves three three-coordinate oxygen atoms that are easier to remove, and which are the source of the increased OSC. These results highlight the importance of rationalizing the preferred coordination environments of both dopants and host cations when choosing suitable dopants for next generation catalysts.     

Effects of deposited Pt particles on the reducibility of CeO2(111)

The interaction of Pt particles with the regular CeO(2)(111) surface has been studied using Pt(8) clusters as representative examples. The atomic and electronic structure of the resulting model systems have been obtained through periodic spin-polarized density functional calculations using the PW91 exchange-correlation potential corrected with the inclusion of a Hubbard U parameter. The focus is on the effect of the metal-support interaction on the surface reducibility of ceria. Several initial geometries and orientations of Pt(8) with respect to the ceria substrate have been explored. It has been found that deposition of Pt(8) over the ceria surface results in spontaneous oxidation of the supported particle with a concomitant reduction of up to two Ce(4+) cations to Ce(3+). Oxygen vacancy formation on the CeO(2)(111) surface and oxygen spillover to the adsorbed particle have also been considered. The presence of the supported Pt(8) particles has a rather small effect (～0.2 eV) on the O vacancy formation energy. However, it is predicted that the spillover of atomic oxygen from the substrate to the metal particle greatly facilitates the formation of oxygen vacancies: the calculated energy required to transfer an oxygen atom from the CeO(2)(111) surface to the supported Pt(8) particle is only 1.00 eV, i.e. considerably smaller than 2.25 eV necessary to form an oxygen vacancy on the bare regular ceria surface. This strongly suggests that the propensity of ceria systems to store and release oxygen is directly affected by the presence of supported Pt particles.     

Effects of Zr doping on stoichiometric and reduced ceria: a first-principles study

The Zr doping in CeO(2) may change the reduction properties and therefore the redox properties of CeO(2). Using first-principles density functional theory with the inclusion of on-site Coulomb interaction for a 96-atom supercell, these effects are studied by comparing the differences in atomic structures, electronic structures, and reduction energies of the doped CeO(2) and those of the nondoped CeO(2). It is found that (1) Zr doping of the ceria structure results in important modifications involving nonequivalent O atoms; (2) the oxygen anions (still four-coordinated) next to the doping center show considerably lower reduction energies (by 0.6 eV) and larger displacements ("higher mobilities"); (3) an O vacancy is most easily created close to the Zr centers, therefore the Zr-doping centers might serve as nucleation centers for vacancy clustering; and (4) the electrons left by the released oxygen localize on two Ce cations neighboring the vacancy, which results in the reduction of two Ce(4+) ions.     

Pt/CexZr1-xO2催化剂上丙烷完全氧化性能研究

采用沉淀法制备了ZrO2,CeO2和Ce0.7Zr0.3O2载体,并用浸渍法制备负载型Pt催化剂。考察了500和900℃焙烧催化剂的丙烷完全氧化性能和水汽对丙烷氧化反应的影响。对于500℃焙烧的催化剂,催化剂的丙烷氧化活性顺序为:Pt/ZrO2-500>Pt/CeO2-500>Pt/Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-500;而经900℃焙烧的催化剂活性顺序为:Pt/ZrO2-900>Pt/Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-900>Pt/CeO2-900。反应气氛中水汽的存在对两种Pt/ZrO2催化剂的活性均有抑制作用(T50温度均提高了10~15℃);而对于Pt/CeO2-500催化剂有抑制作用(T50温度提高10℃),但对Pt/CeO2-900催化剂活性有促进作用(T50温度下降25℃);对于两种Pt/Ce0.7Zr0.3O2催化剂活性具有促进作用(T50温度均下降5~25℃)。表征结果表明催化剂的活性与其表面Pt物种价态密切相关,催化剂表面上Pt0物种有利于活性的提高。Pt/Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-500催化剂中只含有氧化态Pt物种(Pt^2+),而Pt/Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-900催化剂中则含有部分金属态Pt物种,因此其活性高于Pt/Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-500催化剂。     

Atomic and electronic structure of unreduced and reduced CeO2 surfaces: a first-principles study

The atomic and electronic structure of (111), (110), and (100) surfaces of ceria (CeO2) were studied using density-functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation. Both stoichiometric surfaces and surfaces with oxygen vacancies (unreduced and reduced surfaces, respectively) have been examined. It is found that the (111) surface is the most stable among the considered surfaces, followed by (110) and (100) surfaces, in agreement with experimental observations and previous theoretical results. Different features of relaxation are found for the three surfaces. While the (111) surface undergoes very small relaxation, considerably larger relaxations are found for the (110) and (100) surfaces. The formation of an oxygen vacancy is closely related to the surface structure and occurs more easily for the (110) surface than for (111). The preferred vacancy location is in the surface layer for CeO2(110) and in the subsurface layer (the second O-atomic layer) for CeO2(111). For both surfaces, the O vacancy forms more readily than in the bulk. An interesting oscillatory behavior is found for the vacancy formation energy in the upper three layers of CeO2(111). Analysis of the reduced surfaces suggests that the additional charge resulting from the formation of the oxygen vacancies is localized in the first three layers of the surface. Furthermore, they are not only trapped in the 4f states of cerium.     

Raman analysis of mode softening in nanoparticle CeO(2-δ) and Au-CeO(2-δ) during CO oxidation

Oxygen vacancy levels are monitored during the oxidation of CO by CeO(2-δ) nanorods and Au-CeO(2-δ) nanorods, nanocubes, and nanopolyhedra by using Raman scattering. The first-order CeO(2) F(2g) peak near 460 cm(-1) decreases when this reaction is fast (fast reduction and relatively slow reoxidation of the surface), because of the lattice expansion that occurs when Ce(3+) replaces Ce(4+) during oxygen vacancy creation. This shift correlates with reactivity for CO oxidation. Increases in the oxygen deficit δ as large as ~0.04 are measured relative to conditions when the ceria is not reduced.     

Surface stabilized nanosized Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O(2) solid solutions over SiO(2): characterization by XRD, Raman, and HREM techniques

Ce(x)Zr(1)(-)(x)O(2) solid solutions deposited over silica surface were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy (RS), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HREM) techniques in order to understand the role of silica support and the temperature stability of these composite oxides. For the purpose of comparison, an unsupported Ce(x)Zr(1)(-)(x)O(2) was also synthesized and subjected to characterization by various techniques. The Ce(x)Zr(1)(-)(x)O(2)/SiO(2) (CZ/S) (1:1:2 mole ratio based on oxides) was synthesized by depositing Ce(x)Zr(1)(-)(x)O(2) solid solution over a colloidal SiO(2) support by a deposition precipitation method and unsupported Ce(x)Zr(1)(-)(x)O(2) (CZ) (1:1 mole ratio based on oxides) was prepared by a coprecipitation procedure, and the obtained catalysts were subjected to thermal treatments from 773 to 1073 K. The XRD measurements disclose the presence of cubic phases with the composition Ce(0.75)Zr(0.25)O(2) and Ce(0.6)Zr(0.4)O(2) in CZ samples, while CZ/S samples possess Ce(0.75)Zr(0.25)O(2), Ce(0.6)Zr(0.4)O(2), and Ce(0.5)Zr(0.5)O(2) in different proportions. The crystallinity of these phases increased with increasing calcination temperature. The cell a parameter estimations indicate contraction of ceria lattice due to the incorporation of zirconium cations into the CeO(2) unit cell. Raman measurements indicate the presence of oxygen vacancies, lattice defects, and displacement of oxygen ions from their normal lattice positions in both the series of samples. The HREM results reveal, in the case of CZ/S samples, a well-dispersed nanosized Ce-Zr-oxides over the surface of amorphous SiO(2). The structural features of these crystals as determined by digital diffraction analysis of experimental images reveal that the Ce-Zr-oxides are mainly in the cubic geometry and exhibit high thermal stability. Oxygen storage capacity measurements by a thermogravimetric method reveal a substantial enhancement in the oxygen vacancy concentration of CZ/S sample over the unsupported CZ sample.     

Density functional studies of model cerium oxide nanoparticles

Density functional plane-wave calculations have been performed to investigate a series of ceria nanoparticles (CeO2-x)(n), n Ce3+ reduction have been accounted for through the use of an effective on-site Coulomb repulsive interaction within the so-called DFT+U approach. Twelve nanoparticles of up to 2 nm in diameter and of both cuboctahedral and octahedral forms are chosen as representative model systems. Energetic and structural effects of oxygen vacancy formation in these nanoparticles are discussed with respect to those in the bulk and on extended surfaces. We show that the average interatomic distances of the nanoparticles are most significantly affected by the creation of oxygen vacancies. The formation energies of non-stoichiometric nanoparticles (CeO2-x)(n) are found to scale linearly with the average coordination number of Ce atoms; where x < 0 species, containing partially reduced O atoms, are less stable. The stability of octahedral ceria particles at small sizes, and the predicted strong propensity of Ce cations to acquire a reduced state at lower coordinated sites, is supported by interatomic potential-based global optimisations probing the low energy isomers of the Ce19O32 nanoparticle.     

Pt/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2催化剂在水煤气变换反应中的电导研究

采用浸渍法制备了不同载体(Ce0.6Zr0.4O2,CeO2和ZrO2)负载的Pt基水煤气变换反应(WGSR)催化剂, 并对其进行了活性评价. 利用X射线衍射(XRD), 程序升温还原(TPR)和原位电导等技术对样品进行了表征. 结果表明, Ce0.6Zr0.4O2固溶体具有比CeO2更高的氧转移能力, 因此促进了Pt/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2催化剂的WGSR活性.     

贵金属原子在CeO2(111)表面吸附的密度泛函理论研究

利用密度泛函理论系统研究了贵金属原子(Au、Pd、Pt和Rh)在CeO₂(111)表面的吸附行为。结果表明,Au吸附在氧顶位最稳定,Pd、Pt倾向吸附于氧桥位,而Rh在洞位最稳定。当金属原子吸附在氧顶位时,吸附强度依次为Pt > Rh > Pd > Au。Pd、Pt与Rh吸附后在Ce 4f、O 2p电子峰间出现掺杂峰;Au未出现掺杂电子峰,其d电子峰与表面O 2p峰在-4～-1 eV重叠。态密度分析表明,Au吸附在氧顶位、Pd与Pt吸附在桥位、Rh吸附在洞位时,金属与CeO₂(111)表面氧原子作用较强,这与Bader电荷分析结果相一致。