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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10.1002/anie.201708118
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2017-11
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A. Zurhelle;X. Tong;A. Klein;D. Mebane;R. D. De Souza
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A. Zurhelle;X. Tong;A. Klein;D. Mebane;R. D. De Souza
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 Ce0.8 Sm0.2 O1.9 . 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.