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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Ce7O12 by Materials Project

Ce7O12 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ce+3.43+ sites. In the first Ce+3.43+ site, Ce+3.43+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.63 Å. In the second Ce+3.43+ site, Ce+3.43+ is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six equivalent O2- atoms. All Ce–O bond lengths are 2.30 Å. There are two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four equivalent Ce+3.43+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce+3.43+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra.

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DOE OSTI2022

Synthesis of Nanoceria with Varied Ratios of Ce3+/Ce4+ Utilizing Soluble Borate Glass

Mixed-valence cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) have been investigated with pronounced interest due to a wide range of biomedical and industrial applications that arises from its remarkable redox catalytic properties. However, there is no understanding of how to control the formation of these two types of nanoceria to obtain Ce3+/Ce4+ ratios required in various applications. In this work, using a soluble borate glass, nanoceria with specific ratios of Ce3+/Ce4+ are created and extracted via controlled glass-melting parameters. Glass embedded with nanoceria as well as nanoceria extracted from the glass were studied via XANES and fitted with the Multivariate Curve Resolution (MCR) technique to calculate the ratio of Ce3+/Ce4+. Results show that mixed-valence nanoceria with specific ratios are hermetically sealed within the glass for long durations. When the glass dissolves, the mixed-valence nanoceria are released, and the extracted nanoceria have unchanged Ce3+/Ce4+ ratios. Furthermore, TEM investigation on released nanoceria show that the nanoceria consist of several different structures. Although nanocrystal structures of Ce7O12, Ce11O20, and Ce2O3 contribute to the reduced state, a new quasi-stable phase of CeO1.66 has been observed as well.

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