A Space-Charge Treatment of the Increased Concentration of Reactive Species at the Surface of a Ceria Solid Solution
A Space-Charge Treatment of the Increased Concentration of Reactive Species at the Surface of a Ceria Solid Solution
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二氧化铈固溶体表面活性物质浓度增加的空间电荷处理
DOI:
10.1002/ange.201708118
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发表时间:
2017
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通讯作者:
De Souza, Roger A.
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作者:
Zurhelle, Alexander F.;Tong, Xiaorui;Klein, Andreas;Mebane, David S.;De Souza, Roger A.
A space‐charge theory applicable to concentrated solid solutions (Poisson–Cahn theory) was applied to describe quantitatively as a function of temperature and oxygen partial pressure published data obtained by in situ X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for the concentration of Ce3+(the reactive species) at the surface of the oxide catalyst Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9. In contrast to previous theoretical treatments, these calculations clearly indicate that the surface is positively charged and compensated by an attendant negative space‐charge zone. The high space‐charge potential that develops at the surface (>0.8 V) is demonstrated to be hardly detectable by XPS measurements because of the short extent of the space‐charge layer. This approach emphasizes the need to take into account defect interactions and to allow deviations from local charge neutrality when considering the surfaces of oxide catalysts.