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Effect of Ag loading on praseodymium doped ceria catalyst for soot oxidation activity
Silver-loaded praseodymium doped ceria (XAg/PDC) was synthesized by microwave-assisted co-precipitation and wetness impregnation. XRD confirms the...
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A Noble-Metal-Free Ce0.90Co0.10O2 – δ Catalyst with Enhanced Three-Way Catalytic Performance
AbstractCo ion doped ceria, Ce 0.90 Co 0.10 O 2 – δ , and Pd ion doped ceria, Ce 0.98 Pd 0.02 O 2 – δ , were coated on honeycomb structured cordierite monolith...
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Concentration Dependences of Lattice Parameters and Density of Single Crystals of the Three-Component Solid Solution Sr0.8La0.2 – xLuxF2.2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2)
AbstractConcentration dependences of the lattice parameter a = f ( x ) and density ρ = f ( x ) have been studied for single crystals of the ternary solid...
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Manganese doped Ceria (Ce1−xMnxO2−δ (x = 0–0.3)) catalysts synthesized by EDTA–Citrate method for soot oxidation activity
Ceria–Manganese oxide catalysts (Ce 1 −x Mn x O 2 −δ where x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3, termed CM0, CM5, CM10, CM20, and CM30, respectively) were...
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Phase Diagrams of Lead Difluoride Systems with Rare-Earth Fluorides
AbstractPhase equilibria in the PbF 2 –RF 3 (R = La–Nd, Sm, Gd–Lu, Y, and Sc) systems were studied by X-ray powder diffraction in samples annealed...
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Sonocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using spindle shaped cerium oxide nanoparticles
The industrial revolution has raised major concern of environmental pollution, due to excess release of hazardous chemical, dyes, etc. into water...
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Study on denitrification performance of rare earth tailings monolithic catalyst prepared with sulfuric acid
Taking rare earth tailings as the raw material, the monolithic catalysts were prepared by extrusion forming method. The effect of concentration of...
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Growth Features and Phase Composition of Hf–Sc–O thin Films Synthesized by Atomic Layer Deposition
AbstractThe Hf–Sc–O films are synthesized by atomic layer deposition using hafnium tetrakis-diethylamide (Hf(N(C 2 H 5 ) 2 ) 4 , TDEAH), scandium...
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Tysonite Type Nanocrystalline Solid Solutions R1 – xScxF3 (R = La, Pr): Synthesis and Electrical Conductivity
AbstractThe single-phase nanocrystalline R 0.9 Sc 0.1 F 3 solutions (R = La, Pr) were synthesized by soft chemistry methods as transparent xerogels with...
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Structural stabilization of δ-phase Bi2O3 in the MgBi1.5RE0.5O4 system through rare earth substitution for improved ionic conductivity
Fluorite-structured Bi 2 O 3 oxide materials are promising candidates for oxygen ion conductors. In this regard, we attempted to stabilise the δ-phase...
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Defect chemistry of pyrochlore Pr2O3-ZrO2 system: the relevant thermodynamic parameters
Materials of the system Pr 2 O 3 -ZrO 2 , namely the Pr 2 Zr 2 O 7 -based pyrochlores, have received considerable attention in the last decade, being a very...
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The Solid State and Symmetry
The elements of group theory are outlined, along with applications to vibrational spectroscopy, orbital interactions, and orbital hybridization. The...
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The Electronic and Optical Properties of Ultrathin Nanostructured Preseodymium Dioxide
AbstractUltrathin nanostructured praseodymium dioxide is a promising material for optical, catalytic, and electronic applications. However, up to...
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Structure and Electrical Properties of a New Zn-Substituted Oxygen Ion Conductor Based on BaLaInO4
Abstract —The BaLaIn 0.9 Zn 0.1 O 3.95 phase with a Ruddlesden–Popper block layer structure (space group Pbca ) was obtained for the first time and...
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Ionic Mobility in Pb0.9M0.1F2.1 (M = Bi, In) and Pb0.9Bi0.05In0.05F2.1 Solid Solutions with the Fluorite-Type Structure According NMR Data
Ionic mobility in solid solutions Pb 0.9 Bi 0.1 F 2.1 , Pb 0.9 In 0.1 F 2.1 , and Pb 0.9 Bi 0.05 In 0.05 F 2.1 with the fluorite structure is studied with the 19 F NMR...
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Thermal Conductivity of Single Crystals of Na0.4(Y1 – xNdx)0.6F2.2 Solid Solutions
Abstract—The thermal conductivity k of a series of single crystals of Na 0.4 (Y 1 – x Nd x ) 0.6 F 2.2 ( x = 0–0.5) solid solutions has been measured in the...
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Effect of Calcination Temperature on the Performance of SiO2@Co@CeO2 Catalyst in CO2 Reforming With Ethanol
Catalyst calcination temperature is regarded as one of the vital factors affecting its performance in the heterogeneous catalysis reactions. In this...
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A comparative study on pyrochlore phase formation in La2Zr2O7 in microscopic and macroscopic scale
Atomic scale study has been carried out to probe the pyrochlore phase formation in local scale and compare it with the long range ordering. Lanthanum...
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Effect of the Ag–CeO2 interaction and the nature of pore structure on the catalytic activities of different Ag–CeO2/mesoporous-SiO2 catalysts on the reduction of 4-nitrophenol
Photocatalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol is one of the important waste-utilization techniques that transform toxic para-nitrophenol to useful...
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Novel (Super)Hard SiCN from Crystal Chemistry and First Principles
The purpose of this work is to predict the existence of novel equiatomic SiCN based on tetragonal C 6 structure the elementary building unit being the...