Ba0.9Sr0.1Ce0.9Nd0.1O3-α陶瓷的离子导电性

用高温固相反应法制备了质子导电性陶瓷Ba0.9Sr0.1Ce0.9Nd0.1O3-α。用粉末X-射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对该陶瓷材料进行了表征;用交流阻抗谱技术和气体浓差电池方法研究了材料在500~900℃温度范围内、不同气体气氛中的离子导电性,并与BaCe0.9Nd0.1O3-α和Ba0.9Ca0.1Ce0.9Nd0.1O3-α材料的导电性进行了比较。结果表明,该陶瓷材料为单一钙钛矿型BaCeO3斜方晶结构,具有良好的致密性,在高温下、CO2或水蒸气气氛中具有较高的稳定性。在湿润氢气气氛中、500~800℃温度范围内,材料的质子迁移数为1,是一个纯的质子导体;在900℃下,质子迁移数为0.964,是一个质子与电子的混合导体,质子迁移数高于BaCe0.9Nd0.1O3-α(在700~900℃温度范围内,质子迁移数为0.95)。在湿润空气气氛中,材料的质子迁移数为0.019~0.032,氧离子迁移数为0.093~0.209,是一个质子、氧离子和电子空穴的混合导体,总电导率高于Ba0.9Ca0.1Ce0.9Nd0.1O3-α。在氢-空气燃料电池条件下,材料的离子迁移数为0.957~0.903,是一个质子、氧离子和电子的混合导体,离子电导率高于Ba0.9Ca0.1Ce0.9Nd0.1O3-α。     

BaCe0.5Zr0.4La0.1O3－α陶瓷的制备及其电性能

以高温固相反应法合成了BaCe0.5Zr0.4La0.1O3－α陶瓷. 粉末XRD结果表明, 该陶瓷材料为单一钙钛矿型BaCeO3斜方晶结构, 在高温下、CO2或水蒸气气氛中具有较高的稳定性. 以陶瓷材料为固体电解质、多孔性铂为电极, 用交流阻抗谱技术测定了材料在500～900 ℃下, 不同气体气氛中的电导率; 用气体浓差电池方法测定了材料在干燥空气、湿润空气和湿润氢气气氛中的离子迁移数, 研究了材料的离子导电特性. 结果表明, 在500～900 ℃下, 干燥或湿润的气体气氛中, 随着温度升高和氧分压增大, 材料的电导率均增大. 在干燥空气中, 陶瓷材料的氧离子迁移数为0.685～0.147, 是一个氧离子与电子空穴的混合导体. 在湿润空气中, 陶瓷材料的质子迁移数为0.001～0.006, 氧离子迁移数为0.618～0.164, 是一个质子、氧离子和电子空穴的混合导体. 在湿润氢气中, 500～700 ℃温度范围内, 陶瓷材料的质子迁移数为1, 是一个纯的质子导体; 而在800～900 ℃温度范围内, 陶瓷材料的质子迁移数为0.957～0.954, 是一个质子与电子的混合导体, 质子电导占主导.     

Synthesis and characterization of proton conducting oxyanion doped Ba2Sc2O5

In this paper we report the successful synthesis of the cubic oxyanion containing perovskites, Ba(2)Sc(2-x)P(x)O(5+x) (x = 0.4, 0.5), with the samples analysed through a combination of X-ray diffraction, NMR, TGA, Raman spectroscopy and conductivity measurements. Conductivity measurements indicate a p-type contribution to the conductivity in oxidizing conditions at elevated temperatures, with evidence for proton conduction in wet atmospheres. For the latter, bulk conductivities of 5.9 × 10(-3) and 1.3 × 10(-3) S cm(-1) at 500 °C were obtained for x = 0.4 and 0.5 respectively, comparable to other perovskite proton conductors, while the stability towards CO(2) containing atmospheres was improved compared to BaCeO(3) based systems. Related Si doped systems have also been prepared, although in this case small Ba(2)SiO(4) impurities are observed. We also provide evidence to suggest that "undoped" Ba(2)Sc(2)O(5) contains carbonate groups, which accounts for its thermal instability.     

Ba0.9La0.1Ce0.7Zr0.2Nd0.1O3-α陶瓷的化学稳定性和离子导电性

用高温固相反应法制备了Ba0.9La0.1Ce0.7Zr0.2Nd0.1O3-α陶瓷。粉末X-射线衍射(XRD)结果表明,该材料为单一钙钛矿型BaCeO3斜方晶结构,在高温下、CO2或水蒸气气氛中具有较高的稳定性。在500～900℃温度范围内,分别用交流阻抗谱技术和气体浓差电池方法研究了材料在不同气体气氛中的离子导电特性,并与Ba0.9Ca0.1Ce0.9Nd0.1O3-α材料的导电特性进行了比较。结果表明,在500～900℃温度范围内,干燥和湿润的氢气、氮气、空气和氧气气氛中,材料的电导率均随着温度升高和氧分压增加而增加,且材料在湿润气氛中的电导率稍高于相应的干燥气氛中的电导率(氢气气氛中则相反)。在湿润氢气中,材料的质子迁移数为1,是一个纯的质子导体;在干燥空气中,材料的氧离子迁移数为0.087～0.155,是一个氧离子与电子空穴的混合导体;在湿润空气中,材料的质子迁移数为0.001～0.004,氧离子迁移数为0.160～0.198,是一个质子、氧离子和电子空穴的混合导体。材料在干燥和湿润空气中的氧离子电导率均高于相同条件下Ba0.9Ca0.1Ce0.9Nd0.1O3-α材料的氧离子电导率。     

Remarkable dependence of electrochemical performance of SrCo0.8Fe0.2O(3-δ) on A-site nonstoichiometry

SrCo(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) is a controversial material whether it is used as an oxygen permeable membrane or as a cathode of solid oxide fuel cells. In this paper, carefully synthesized powders of perovskite-type Sr(x)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) (x = 0.80-1.20) oxides are utilized to investigate the effect of A-site nonstoichiometry on their electrochemical performance. The electrical conductivity, sintering property and stability in ambient air of Sr(x)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) are critically dependent on the A-site nonstoichiometry. Sr(1.00)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) has a single-phase cubic perovskite structure, but a cobalt-iron oxide impurity appears in A-site cation deficient samples and Sr(3)(Co, Fe)(2)O(7-δ) appears when there is an A-site cation excess. It was found that the presence of the cobalt-iron oxide improves the electrochemical performance. However, Sr(3)(Co, Fe)(2)O(7-δ) has a significant negative influence on the electrochemical activity for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). The peak power densities with a single-layer Sr(1.00)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) cathode are 275, 475, 749 and 962 mW cm(-2) at 550, 600, 650 and 700 °C, respectively, values which are slightly lower than those for Sr(0.95)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) (e.g. 1025 mW cm(-2) at 700 °C) but much higher than those for Sr(1.05)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) (e.g. only 371 mW cm(-2) at 700 °C). This remarkable dependence of electrochemical performance of the Sr(x)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) cathode on the A-site nonstoichiometry reveals that lower values of electrochemical activity reported in the literature may be induced by an A-site cation excess. Therefore, to obtain a high performance of Sr(x)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ) cathode for IT-SOFCs, an A-site cation excess must be avoided.     

Two-phase synthesis of colloidal annular-shaped Ce(x)La(1-x)CO3OH nanoarchitectures assembled from small particles and their thermal conversion to derived mixed oxides

Undoped and cerium doped LaCO(3)OH annular-shaped nanoarchitectures with high specific surface area have been fabricated via the thermolysis of Ce(x)La(1-x)(oleate)(3) (x = 0-20 mol %) complexes in a toluene-water system containing tert-butylamine/oleylamine. The products exhibit 400 nm-sized monodisperse annular-shaped nanoarchitectures, which are constituted of 3-5 nm-sized primary particles. A possible mechanism of the reaction of Ce(x)La(1-x)(oleate)(3) and tert-butylamine for the formation of annular-shaped Ce(x)La(1-x)CO(3)OH nanoarchitectures is proposed. The thermal conversion of Ce(x)La(1-x)CO(3)OH to Ce(x)La(1-x)(CO(3))O(2) at 600 °C, to Ce(x)La(1-x)(OH)(3) at 800 °C, final to (Ce(x)La(1-x))(2)O(3-δ) at 900 °C were employed, while the original morphology was essentially unchanged. The dopant concentration was varied from 5 to 20 of cerium ions per LaCO(3)OH nanoparticle. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results reveal that the cerium dopant could enter easily into the LaCO(3)OH structural lattice, whereas copper could unlikely enter into their lattice because of their large ionic radius difference. The cerium oxidation state was controlled by changing doping concentration. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results reveal that only one Ce(3+) oxidation state is in the as-synthesized Ce(x)La(1-x)CO(3)OH samples with cerium concentration ranging from 5 to 20 mol %, whereas both 3+ and 4+ ones coexisted in 20 mol % Ce:LaCO(3)OH structure. Remarkable luminescence emission intensity enhancement of 1.5-9.0 times were observed for Ce(x)La(1-x)CO(3)OH samples with cerium concentration ranging from 5 to 20 mol %, after doping with an undoped LaCO(3)OH.     

Ce0.5+xZr0.4-xLa0.1O2-Al2O3催化剂催化燃烧柴油车碳烟

采用共沉淀法制备了系列Ce_0.5+xZr_0.4-xLa_0.1O₂-Al₂O₃催化剂, 其中0≤x≤0.4且Ce_0.5+xZr_0.4-xLa_0.1O₂与Al₂O₃的质量比为1:1. 考察了该系列催化剂对柴油车排放碳烟的催化燃烧性能, 并用低温N2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、氢气程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)和氧气程序升温脱附(O₂-TPD)等手段对催化剂进行了表征. 研究结果表明该系列催化剂均形成了具有立方萤石结构的固溶体. 当x=0.2时, Ce³⁺离子在催化剂表面有一定的富集, 此时催化剂具有最大的β氧脱附峰和最好的表面还原性能, 同时具有良好的催化碳烟氧化活性, 碳烟在该催化剂的起燃温度为360 °C, 具有较好的应用前景.     

Thermochemistry of Sr2Ce(1-x)Pr(x)O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, and 1): variable-temperature and -atmosphere in-situ and ex-situ powder X-ray diffraction studies and their physical properties

A novel family of metal oxides with a chemical formula of Sr(2)Ce(1-x)Pr(x)O(4) (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, and 1) was developed as mixed oxide ion and electronic conductors for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). All of the investigated samples were synthesized by the ceramic method at 1000 °C in air and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Ex-situ PXRD reveals that the Sr(2)PbO(4)-type Sr(2)CeO(4) decomposes readily into a mixture of perovskite-type SrCeO(3) and rock-salt-type SrO at 1400 °C in air. Surprisingly, the decomposed products are converted back to the original Sr(2)PbO(4)-type Sr(2)CeO(4) phase at 800 °C in air, as confirmed by in-situ PXRD. Thermal decomposition is highly suppressed in Sr(2)Ce(1-x)Pr(x)O(4) compounds for Pr > 0, suggesting that Pr improves the thermal stability of the compounds. Rietveld analysis of PXRD and SAED supported that both Pr and Ce ions are located on the 2a site in Pbam (space group no. 55). The electrical transport mechanism could be correlated to the reduction of Pr and/or Ce ions and subsequent loss of oxide ions at elevated temperatures, as shown by TGA and in-situ PXRD. Conductivity increases with Pr content in Sr(2)Ce(1-x)Pr(x)O(4). The highest total conductivity of 1.24 × 10(-1) S cm(-1) was observed for Sr(2)Ce(0.2)Pr(0.8)O(4) at 663 °C in air.     

Oxygen surface exchange kinetics of SrTi(1-x)Fe(x)O(3-δ) mixed conducting oxides

The oxygen surface exchange kinetics of mixed conducting perovskite oxides SrTi(1-x)Fe(x)O(3-δ) (x = 0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.35, 0.5) has been investigated as a function of temperature and oxygen partial pressure using the pulse-response (18)O-(16)O isotope exchange (PIE) technique. Arrhenius activation energies range from 140 kJ mol(-1) for x = 0 to 86 kJ mol(-1) for x = 0.5. Extrapolating the temperature dependence to the intermediate temperature range, 500-600 °C, indicates that the rate of oxygen exchange, in air, increases with increasing iron mole fraction, but saturates at the highest iron mole fraction for the given series. The observed behavior is concomitant with corresponding increases in both electronic and ionic conductivity with increasing x in SrTi(1-x)Fe(x)O(3-δ). Including literature data of related perovskite-type oxides Ba(0.5)Sr(0.5)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3-δ), La(0.6)Sr(0.4)Co(0.2)Fe(0.8)O(3-δ), La(0.6)Sr(0.4)CoO(3-δ), and Sm(0.5)Sr(0.5)CoO(3-δ), a linear relationship is observed in the log-log plot between oxygen exchange rate and oxide ionic conductivity with a slope fairly close to unity, suggesting that it is the magnitude of the oxide ionic conductivity that governs the rate of oxygen exchange in these solids. The distribution of oxygen isotopomers ((16)O(2), (16)O(18)O, (18)O(2)) in the effluent pulse can be interpreted on the basis of a two-step exchange mechanism for the isotopic exchange reaction. Accordingly, the observed power law dependence of the overall surface exchange rate on oxygen partial pressure turns out to be an apparent one, depending on the relative rates of both steps involved in the adopted two-step scheme. Supplementary research is, however, required to elucidate which of the two possible reaction schemes better reflects the actual kinetics of oxygen surface exchange on SrTi(1-x)Fe(x)O(3-δ).     

Role of B-site ion on proton conduction in acceptor-doped Sm2B2O(7-δ) (B = Ti, Sn, Zr and Ce) pyrochlores and C-type compounds

Proton conduction in three pyrochlores, Sm(1.92)Ca(0.08)B(2)O(7-δ), B = Ti, Sn, Zr and one phase with a related C-type fluorite superstructure, B = Ce, has been investigated. The samples were prepared by solid state reaction. Infrared spectroscopy measurements and thermogravimetric analysis were carried out to study the extent of proton dissolution and determine its dependence on the B-site ion. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, performed on heating and cooling pre-hydrated samples, confirmed significant levels of proton conduction for Sm(1.92)Ca(0.08)Ti(2)O(7-δ) and Sm(1.92)Ca(0.08)Sn(2)O(7-δ) up to T～ 500 °C. In comparison the B = Zr and Ce samples revealed lower levels of proton conductivity, confined to temperatures below ～ 400 °C. Proton diffusion coefficients of 3.36 × 10(-8), 1.73 × 10(-9), 5.53 × 10(-10) and 2.78 × 10(-11) cm(2) s(-1) were determined at 300 °C for samples with B = Ti, Sn, Zr and Ce respectively. The proton mobility of Sm(1.92)Ca(0.08)Ti(2)O(7-δ) is therefore approximately one order of magnitude lower than that found in yttrium-doped perovskite phases such as BaZrO(3) and BaCeO(3).     

Pd2+/Pd0 redox cycling in hexagonal YMn(0.5)Fe(0.5)O3: implications for catalysis by PGM-substituted complex oxides

Complex oxides--containing at least two different cations on crystallographically distinct sites--have recently been shown to display redox cycling of platinum group metals (PGMs), such as Pd; for example, Pd-substituted complex oxides can reversibly extrude metallic Pd under reducing conditions and then reincorporate Pd(2+) ions into the lattice under oxidizing conditions. The title compounds, YMn(0.5)Fe(0.5-x)Pd(x)O(3-δ) (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.07) crystallizing in the noncentrosymmetric YMnO(3) structure, were prepared using a sol-gel process at 800 °C, and the structures were refined from high-resolution synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data. Their redox cycling behavior was monitored using synchrotron X-ray diffraction and EXAFS studies. In contrast to the previously studied complex oxide host compounds, YMn(0.5)Fe(0.5-x)Pd(x)O(3-δ) is only modestly tolerant to cycling: repeated redox cycling leads to the formation of PdO, which, on the time-scale of the oxidation cycles, does not reincorporate in the complex oxide lattice. Both oxidized and reduced samples were tested for the oxidation of CO to CO(2) under CO-lean conditions. YMn(0.5)Fe(0.5-x)Pd(x)O(3-δ) performs essentially as well as previously studied YFe(1-x)Pd(x)O(3-δ). The CO oxidation light-off characteristics of the hexagonal hosts are very similar to finely dispersed PdO. Despite evidence that Pd is almost fully dispersed as divalent ions in the host lattice, which is presumably accompanied by the concurrent creation of oxygen vacancies (2 Pd(2+):1 V(O(2-))), the as-prepared hexagonal materials do not display any significant improvement in catalytic activity as a function of Pd substitution level. This suggests that the corner-connected trigonal bipyramids that characterize this structural family do not enable the transport of oxygen through the bulk of the lattice. The study casts light on factors in the solid-state chemistry of precious metal-substituted complex oxides that influence the efficacy of redox cycling of the precious metal, and catalytic performance.     

Sandia octahedral molecular sieves (SOMS): structural and property effects of charge-balancing the M(IV)-substituted (M = Ti, Zr) Niobate framework

Sandia octahedral molecular sieves (SOMS) is an isostructural, variable composition class of ion exchangers with the general formula Na(2)Nb(2-x)M(IV)(x)O (6-x)(OH)(x).H(2)O (M(IV) = Ti, Zr; x = 0.04-0.40) where up to 20% of the framework Nb(V) can be substituted with Ti(IV) or Zr(IV). This class of molecular sieves is easily converted to perovskite through low-temperature heat treatment (500-600 degrees C). This report provides a detailed account of how the charge imbalance of this Nb(V)-M(IV) substitution is compensated. X-ray powder diffraction with Rietveld refinement, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, (23)Na MAS NMR, and (1)H MAS NMR were used to determine how the framework anionic charge is cation-balanced over a range of framework compositions. All spectroscopic evidence indicated a proton addition for each M(IV) substitution. Evidences for variable proton content included (1) increasing OH observed by (1)H MAS NMR with increasing M(IV) substitution, (2) increased infrared band broadening indicating increased H-bonding with increasing M(IV) substitution, (3) increased TGA weight loss (due to increased OH content) with increasing M(IV) substitution, (4) no variance in population on the sodium sites (indicated by Rietveld refinement) with variable composition, and (5) no change in the (23)Na MAS NMR spectra with variable composition. Also observed by infrared spectroscopy and (23)Na MAS NMR was increased disorder on the Nb(V)/M(IV) framework sites with increasing M(IV) substitution, evidenced by broadening of these spectral features. These spectroscopic studies, along with ion exchange experiments, also revealed the effect of the Nb(V)/M(IV) framework substitution on materials properties. Namely, the temperature of conversion to NaNb(1-x)M(IV)(x)O(3) (M = Ti, Zr) perovskite increased with increasing Ti in the framework and decreased with increasing Zr in the framework. This suggested that Ti stabilizes the SOMS framework and Zr destabilizes the SOMS framework. Finally, comparing ion exchange properties of a SOMS material with minimal (2%) Ti to a SOMS material with maximum (20%) Ti revealed the divalent cation selectivity of these materials which was reported previously is a function of the M(IV) substitution in the framework. A thorough investigation of this class of SOMS materials has revealed the importance of understanding the influence of heterovalent substitutions in microporous frameworks on material properties.     

Structural characterization and oxidative dehydrogenation activity of V2O5/Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2 catalysts

The thermal stability of a nanosized Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2 solid solution on a silica surface and the dispersion behavior of V2O5 over Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2 have been investigated using XRD, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, HREM, and BET surface area techniques. Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene was performed as a test reaction to assess the usefulness of the VOx/Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2 catalyst. Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2 (1:1:2 mol ratio based on oxides) was synthesized through a soft-chemical route from ultrahigh dilute solutions by adopting a deposition coprecipitation technique. A theoretical monolayer equivalent to 10 wt % V2O5 was impregnated over the calcined Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2 sample (773 K) by an aqueous wet impregnation technique. The prepared V2O5/Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2 sample was subjected to thermal treatments from 773 to 1073 K. The XRD measurements indicate the presence of cubic Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 in the case of Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2, while cubic Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 and tetragonal Ce0.16Zr0.84O2 in the case of V2O5/Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2 when calcined at various temperatures. Dispersed vanadium oxide induces more incorporation of zirconium into the ceria lattice, thereby decreasing its lattice size and also accelerating the crystallization of Ce-Zr-O solid solutions at higher calcination temperatures. Further, it interacts selectively with the ceria portion of the composite oxide to form CeVO4. The RS measurements provide good evidence about the dispersed form of vanadium oxide and the CeVO4 compound. The HREM studies show the presence of small Ce-Zr-oxide particles of approximately 5 nm size over the surface of amorphous silica and corroborate with the results obtained from other techniques. The catalytic activity studies reveal the ability of vanadium oxide supported on Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2/SiO2 to efficiently catalyze the ODH of ethylbenzene at normal atmospheric pressure. The remarkable ability of Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2 to prevent the deactivation of supported vanadium oxide leading to stable activity in the time-on-stream experiments and high selectivity to styrene are other important observations.     

In Situ Study of the Solid-State Formation of U(1-x)Am(x)O(2±δ) Solid Solution

In order to reduce the nuclear waste inventory and radiotoxicity, U(1-x)Am(x)O(2±δ) materials are promising fuels for heterogeneous transmutation. In this context, they are generally fabricated from UO(2+δ) and AmO(2-δ) dioxide powders. In the subsequent solid solution, americium is assumed to be trivalent whereas uranium exhibits a mixed-valence (+IV/+V) state. However, no formation mechanisms were ever evidenced and, more particularly, it was not possible to know whether the reduction of Am(IV) to Am(III) occurs before the solid-solution formation, or only once it is established. In this study, we used high-temperature X-ray diffraction on a UO(2±δ)/AmO(2-δ) (15 mol?%) mixture to observe in situ the formation of the U(1-x)Am(x)O(2±δ) solid solution. We show that UO(2+δ) is, at relatively low temperature (<700 K), oxidized to U(4)O(9-δ), which is likely to be caused by oxygen release from the simultaneous AmO(2-δ) reduction to cubic Am(2)O(3±δ). Cubic Am(2)O(3+δ) then transforms to hexagonal Am(2)O(3) at 1300 K. Thus, the initial Am(IV) is fully reduced to Am(III) before the solid solution starts forming at 1740 K. The UO(2) fluorite phase vanishes after 4 h at 1970 K, indicating that the formation of the solid solution is completed, which proves that this solid solution is formed after the complete reduction of Am(IV) to Am(III).     

Transformation of proton-conducting Perovskite-type into fluorite-type fast oxide ion electrolytes using a CO2 capture technique and their electrical properties

Fast oxide ion conducting Ce 1- x M x O 2-delta (M = In, Sm; x = 0.1, 0.2) and Ce 0.8Sm 0.05Ca 0.15O 1.825 were prepared from the corresponding perovskite-like structured materials with nominal chemical composition of BaCe 1- x M x O 3-delta and BaCe 0.8Sm 0.05Ca 0.15O 2.825, respectively, by reacting with CO 2 at 800 degrees C for 12 h. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) analysis showed the formation of fluorite-type CeO 2 and BaCO 3 just after reaction with CO 2. The amount of CO 2 gained per ceramic gram was found to be consistent with the Ba content. The CO 2 reacted samples were washed with dilute HCl and water, and the resultant solid product was characterized structurally and electrically employing various solid-state characterization methods, including PXRD, and alternating current (ac) impedance spectroscopy. The lattice constant of presently prepared Ce 1- x M x O 2-delta and Ce 0.8Sm 0.05Ca 0. 15O 1.825 by a CO 2 capture technique follows the expected ionic radii trend. For example, In-doped Ce 0.9In 0.1O 1.95 (In (3+) (VIII) = 0.92 A) sample showed a fluorite-type cell constant of 5.398(1) A, which is lower than the parent CeO 2 (5.411 A, Ce (4+) (VIII) = 0.97 A). Our attempt to prepare single-phase In-doped CeO 2 samples at 800, 1000, and 1500 degrees C using the ceramic method was unsuccessful. However, we were able to prepare single-phase Ce 0.9In 0.1O 1.95 and Ce 0.8In 0.2O 1.9 by the CO 2 capture method from the corresponding barium perovskites. The PXRD studies showed that the In-doped samples are thermodynamically unstable above 800 degrees C. The ac electrical conductivity studies using Pt electrodes showed the presence of bulk, grain-boundary, and electrode contributions over the investigated temperature range in the frequency range of 10 (-2)-10 (7) Hz. The bulk ionic conductivity and activation energy for the electrical conductivity of presently prepared Sm- and (Sm + Ca)-doped CeO 2 samples shows conductivities similar to those of materials prepared by the ceramic method reported in the literature. For instance, the conductivity of Ce 0.8Sm 0.2O 1.9 using the CO 2 capture technique was determined to be 4.1 x 10 (-3) S/cm, and the conductivity of the same sample prepared using the ceramic method was 3.9 x 10 (-3) S/cm at 500 degrees C. The apparent activation energy of the area-specific polarization resistance for the symmetric cell (Sm,Sr)CoO 3- x |Ce 0.8Sm 0.2O 1.9|(Sm,Sr)CoO 3- x was determined to be 1 eV in air.     

Sonochemical synthesis of Ce(1-x)Fe(x)O(2-δ) (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.45) and Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pd(0.02)O(2-δ) nanocrystallites: oxygen storage material, CO oxidation and water gas shift catalyst

Nanocrystalline Ce(1-x)Fe(x)O(2-δ) (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.45) and Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pd(0.02)O(2-δ) of ~4 nm sizes were synthesized by a sonochemical method using diethyletriamine (DETA) as a complexing agent. Compounds were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Ce(1-x)Fe(x)O(2-δ) (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.45) and Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pd(0.02)O(2-δ) crystallize in fluorite structure where Fe is in +3, Ce is in +4 and Pd is in +2 oxidation state. Due to substitution of smaller Fe(3+) ion in CeO(2), lattice oxygen is activated and 33% Fe substituted CeO(2)i.e. Ce(0.67)Fe(0.33)O(1.835) reversibly releases 0.31[O] up to 600 °C which is higher or comparable to the oxygen storage capacity of CeO(2)-ZrO(2) based solid solutions (Catal. Today 2002, 74, 225-234). Due to interaction of redox potentials of Pd(2+/0)(0.89 V) and Fe(3+/2+) (0.77 V) with Ce(4+/3+) (1.61 V), Pd ion accelerates the electron transfer from Fe(2+) to Ce(4+) in Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pd(0.02)O(1.815), making it a high oxygen storage material as well as a highly active catalyst for CO oxidation and water gas shift reaction. The activation energy for CO oxidation with Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pd(0.02)O(1.815) is found to be as low as 38 kJ mol(-1). Ce(0.67)Fe(0.33)O(1.835) and Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pd(0.02)O(1.815) have also shown high activity for the water gas shift reaction. CO conversion to CO(2) is 100% H(2) specific with these catalysts and conversion rate was found to be as high 27.2 μmoles g(-1) s(-1) and the activation energy was found to be 46.4 kJ mol(-1) for Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pd(0.02)O(1.815).     

Interaction of Keggin anions of 12-tungstophosphoric acid with Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O2 solid solutions

The interaction of 20 wt% 12-tungstophosphoric acid with Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O(2) solid solutions has been studied by PXRD, FTIR, FT-Raman, H(2)-TPR, NH(3)-TPD, diffuse reflectance UV-vis-NIR, and (31)P MAS NMR techniques. The study indicates that the Keggin anions are attached to Lewis metal ion centres and anion vacancies on Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O(2) supports through WO terminal bonds. The Keggin units at the interface are chemically perturbed as indicated by non-intrinsic IR bands observed at 958 cm(-1) (WO(ter) bond), and 1052, 1102 cm(-1) (PO bond). NH(3)-TPD shows that the Keggin anions fixed to Lewis sites and/or oxygen ion vacancies decrease the ammonia uptake on Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O(2) solid solutions. H(2)-TPR shows modified redox behaviour of Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O(2) solid solutions due to the simultaneous reduction of ceria, decomposition of Keggin anions and the reduction of WO(3). The broadening of (31)P MAS NMR and DR-UV-vis-NIR spectra demonstrate the existence of chemical interactions between the Keggin anions and Ce(x)Zr(1-x)O(2) supports.     

BaCe_(0.8-x)Nb_xGd_(0.2)O_(3-δ)(0≤x≤0.45)的制备及性能研究

采用高温固相反应法制备了质子导体BaCe0.8-xNbxGd0.2O3-δ(0≤x≤0.45)。结合XRD、SEM、EIS等技术对其物相、微观形貌、稳定性及电导率进行了研究。结果表明,在1600℃烧结5h制备的质子导体BaCe0.8-xNbxGd0.2O3-δ(0≤x≤0.45)均能保持主相为斜方晶的钙钛矿结构。Nb的加入可明显提高烧结样品的致密性及在CO2和水蒸气气氛下的稳定性。在湿润H2/Ar(0.4%,V/V)气氛中800℃下,x=0.1样品的电导率为5.73mS·cm-1,电导活化能为0.35eV,与x=0的样品相当。     

Collision-induced dissociation and density functional theory studies of CO adsorption over zirconium oxide cluster ions: oxidative and nonoxidative adsorption

Zirconium oxide cluster cations and anions are produced by laser ablation and reacted with CO in a fast flow reactor. The CO adsorption products Zr(x)O(y)CO(+) are observed for most of the generated cationic clusters (Zr(x)O(y)(+) = Zr(2)O(5,6)(+), Zr(3)O(7,8)(+), Zr(4)O(9,10)(+)...) while only specific anionic systems (Zr(x)O(y)(-) = Zr(3)O(7)(-), Zr(4)O(9)(-)...) absorb CO to produce Zr(x)O(y)CO(-). To study how the CO molecule is adsorbed on the clusters, the Zr(x)O(y)CO(±) products are mass-selected by a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) and collided with a crossed helium beam. The fragment ions from collision-induced dissociation (CID) are detected by a secondary TOF-MS. Loss of CO and CO(2) is observed upon the collision of the helium beam with Zr(x)O(y)CO(+) and Zr(x)O(2x+1)CO(-), respectively. Density functional theory calculations indicate that oxidative and nonoxidative adsorption of CO takes place over Zr(3)O(7)(-) and Zr(3)O(7)(+), respectively. This is consistent with the CID experiments.     

Molecular understanding of the formation of surface zirconium hydrides upon thermal treatment under hydrogen of [([triple bond]SiO)Zr(CH2tBu)3] by using advanced solid-state NMR techniques

The reaction of [([triple bond]SiO)Zr(CH(2)tBu)(3)] with H(2) at 150 degrees C leads to the hydrogenolysis of the zirconium-carbon bonds to form a very reactive hydride intermediate(s), which further reacts with the surrounding siloxane ligands present at the surface of this support to form mainly two different zirconium hydrides: [([triple bond]SiO)(3)Zr-H] (1a, 70-80%) and [([triple bond]SiO)(2)ZrH(2)] (1b, 20-30%) along with silicon hydrides, [([triple bond]SiO)(3)SiH] and [([triple bond]SiO)(2)SiH(2)]. Their structural identities were identified by (1)H DQ solid-state NMR spectroscopy as well as reactivity studies. These two species react with CO(2) and N(2)O to give, respectively, the corresponding formate [([triple bond]SiO)(4-x)Zr(O-C(=O)H)(x)] (2) and hydroxide complexes [([triple bond]SiO)(4-x)Zr(OH)(x)] (x = 1 or 2 for 3a and 3b, respectively) as major surface complexes.