Invited Review: Some recent developments in the atomic-scale characterization of structural and transport properties of ceria-based catalysts and ionic conductors

M Yashima - Catalysis Today, 2015 - Elsevier
Ceria-based materials are utilized as automotive exhaust catalysts for the removal of
noxious compounds, as catalysts for reforming ethanol and methane to produce hydrogen in …

Effect of Ce4+-substitution at A and B sites of Nd2Zr2O7: a study for plutonium incorporation in pyrochlores

C Nandi, AK Poswal, M Jafar, S Kesari, V Grover… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zirconate pyrochlores have been envisaged as promising candidates for inert matrix fuel
applications and immobilization of nuclear waste. Therefore, Ce 4+-substituted Nd 2 Zr 2 O 7 …

Low temperature synthesis of fluorite-type Ce-based oxides of composition (, Nd and Eu): photodegradation and Luminescence studies

M Malathi, K Sreenu, G Ravi, PV Kumar… - Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - Springer
In this work, we have studied the structural behavior of Fluortie-type (F-type) Ce-based
oxides of compositions Ln _ 2 Ce _ 2 O _ 7 Ln 2 Ce 2 O 7 (Ln= Pr Ln= Pr, Nd and Eu). F-type …

[PDF][PDF] ClusterFinder: a fast tool to find cluster structures from pair distribution function data

AS Anker, U Friis-Jensen, FL Johansen… - … A: Foundations and …, 2024 - journals.iucr.org
A novel automated high-throughput screening approach, ClusterFinder, is reported for
finding candidate structures for atomic pair distribution function (PDF) structural refinements …

Ionic conductivity across the disorder–order phase transition in the NdO1. 5–CeO2 system

L Li, R Kasse, S Phadke, W Qiu, A Huq, JC Nino - Solid State Ionics, 2012 - Elsevier
Solid solutions of NdxCe1− xO2− δ (0.05≤ x≤ 0.55) are prepared via solid-state reactions
and the grain ionic conductivity is measured using a two-probe ac impedance spectroscopy …

Detailed X-ray diffraction analysis of Ce1-xNdxO2-(x/2) as a surrogate for substoichiometric americium oxide

EJ Watkinson, D Chateigner, RM Ambrosi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract European Space Agency (ESA) radioisotope power systems will use 241 Am as
their heat source. The chemical form of the americium oxide has yet to be decided but an …

Disordering in pyrochlore phases for radionuclides disposal: a multiscale structure study

A di Biase - 2023 - air.unimi.it
Oxides with the general formula A2B2O7 and the pyrochlore structure have drawn much
attention in the field of radionuclides immobilization. The Gd2Zr2O7 composition, in …

Space Nuclear Power Systems: Enabling Innovative Space Science and Exploration Missions

EJ Watkinson - 2017 - figshare.le.ac.uk
The European Space Agency's (ESA's) 241Am radioisotope power systems (RPSs)
research and development programme is ongoing. The chemical form of the americium …

Defects and transport in fluorite related materials Nd2Ce2O7 and Gd2Ce2O7

S Cheng - 2012 - duo.uio.no
In this master thesis, defects and transport properties in fluorite related materials Ln2Ce2O7
(Ln= Nd, Gd) were investigated by electrical measurements and thermogravimetry. Nd2 …

Chemical selection rules of single-phase high-entropy oxides

KP Tseng - 2020 - ideals.illinois.edu
High-entropy oxides, as a novel research field in ceramics, have been found to present state-
of-the-art improvement in various properties. These contributions could be achieved by …