Greatly facilitated oxygen vacancy formation in ceria nanocrystallites.
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The formation of oxygen vacancies in nanoparticles Ce(n)O(2n) (n < or = 80), studied using density-functional calculations, is found to be greatly facilitated compared to extended surfaces, which explains the observed spectacular reactivity of nanostructured ceria.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 46 32 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010