Exoemission accompanying electron interactions in complex copper-cerium oxide catalysts and synergism phenomena

The formation of the electronic structure of the surface of complex copper-cerium oxide catalysts with different copper concentrations was studied using the exoemission methods at different stages of preparation. The introduction of copper enhances the emissivity of CeO₂, and the number of charges emitted from the catalyst surface exceeds the emission activity of the starting CeO₂ and NuO components. The synergism phenomenon in exoemission is compared with synergism in the catalysis of CO oxidation by these systems. The problem of electron interactions between the components of the complex oxides is discussed. The electron interactions are caused by the electron transitions at the interface and result in an increase in both the emission of weakly bound electrons and catalytic activity in the oxidation of CO.