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  • Title: Size Dependence of Lattice Parameter and Electronic Structure in CeO2 Nanoparticles.
    Author: Prieur D, Bonani W, Popa K, Walter O, Kriegsman KW, Engelhard MH, Guo X, Eloirdi R, Gouder T, Beck A, Vitova T, Scheinost AC, Kvashnina K, Martin P.
    Journal: Inorg Chem; 2020 Apr 20; 59(8):5760-5767. PubMed ID: 32233468.
    Abstract:
    Intrinsic properties of a compound (e.g., electronic structure, crystallographic structure, optical and magnetic properties) define notably its chemical and physical behavior. In the case of nanomaterials, these fundamental properties depend on the occurrence of quantum mechanical size effects and on the considerable increase of the surface to bulk ratio. Here, we explore the size dependence of both crystal and electronic properties of CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) with different sizes by state-of-the art spectroscopic techniques. X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and high-energy resolution fluorescence-detection hard X-ray absorption near-edge structure (HERFD-XANES) spectroscopy demonstrate that the as-synthesized NPs crystallize in the fluorite structure and they are predominantly composed of CeIV ions. The strong dependence of the lattice parameter with the NPs size was attributed to the presence of adsorbed species at the NPs surface thanks to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis measurements. In addition, the size dependence of the t2g states in the Ce LIII XANES spectra was experimentally observed by HERFD-XANES and confirmed by theoretical calculations.
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