Solid-state NMR spectroscopy

B Reif, SE Ashbrook, L Emsley, M Hong - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2021 - nature.com
Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an atomic-level method to
determine the chemical structure, 3D structure and dynamics of solids and semi-solids. This …

Boosting the Catalytic Performance of CeO2 in Toluene Combustion via the Ce–Ce Homogeneous Interface

Z Su, W Si, H Liu, S Xiong, X Chu, W Yang… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalytic combustion is an advanced technology to eliminate industrial volatile organic
compounds such as toluene. In order to replace the expensive noble metal catalysts and …

Probing the Actual Role and Activity of Oxygen Vacancies in Toluene Catalytic Oxidation: Evidence from In Situ XPS/NEXAFS and DFT + U Calculation

Z Su, X Li, W Si, L Artiglia, Y Peng, J Chen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal oxide catalysts like CeO2 exhibit promising prospects to replace the currently used
noble metal catalysts in the catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) …

Enhancing ionic conductivity in solid electrolyte by relocating diffusion ions to under-coordination sites

L Zhu, Y Wang, J Chen, W Li, T Wang, J Wu, S Han… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Solid electrolytes are highly important materials for improving safety, energy density, and
reversibility of electrochemical energy storage batteries. However, it is a challenge to …

Interaction of water with ceria thin film

Q Zhou, H Akber, A Zhao, F Yang, Z Liu - ChemCatChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water interaction with ceria is a fundamental process underpinning catalytic reactions such
as water‐gas‐shift and water electrolysis. This review summarizes the investigations of …

Differentiating Surface Ce Species among CeO2 Facets by Solid-State NMR for Catalytic Correlation

Z Tan, G Li, HL Chou, Y Li, X Yi, AH Mahadi… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Altering the exposed facet of CeO2 nanocrystallites and hence the control of surface
chemistry on the nano level have been shown to significantly change their performances in …

Unveiling the Surface Structure of ZnO Nanorods and H2 Activation Mechanisms with 17O NMR Spectroscopy

B Song, Y Li, XP Wu, F Wang, M Lin… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
ZnO plays a very important role in many catalytic processes involving H2, yet the details on
their interactions and H2 activation mechanism are still missing, owing to the lack of a …

Role of Low-Coordinated Ce in Hydride Formation and Selective Hydrogenation Reactions on CeO2 Surfaces

ZQ Wang, DR Chu, H Zhou, XP Wu, XQ Gong - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalysts based on ceria exhibit high activity toward selective hydrogenation reactions.
There has been much debate on the catalytic mechanisms, especially on the production of …

Identification of CO2 adsorption sites on MgO nanosheets by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

JH Du, L Chen, B Zhang, K Chen, M Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The detailed information on the surface structure and binding sites of oxide nanomaterials is
crucial to understand the adsorption and catalytic processes and thus the key to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Vibrational frequencies of CO bound to all three low-index cerium oxide surfaces: A consistent theoretical description of vacancy-induced changes using …

PG Lustemberg, C Yang, Y Wang, C Wöll… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The facet-dependent adsorption of CO on oxidized and reduced CeO 2 single crystal
surfaces is reviewed, with emphasis on the effect of CO coverage and the ability of state-of …