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CeO2 Nanoparticle Doping as a Probe of Active Site Speciation in the Catalytic Hydrolysis of Organophosphates

Journal Article · · ACS Applied Nano Materials

Organophosphate hydrolysis is important for degrading environmentally harmful compounds and recovering phosphate ions in biological molecules. CeO2 nanocrystals have been well-studied for dephosphorylation via hydrolysis owing to the accessible and tunable distribution of Ce3+ and Ce4+ ions. However, there remains uncertainty in the literature regarding which surface defect properties direct catalytic activity, such as the Ce3+/Ce4+ distribution, oxygen vacancies, faceting, and dopants, and to what degree they contribute to efficient hydrolysis. Trivalent (M3+) dopants serve as a tool for manipulating defects, including the concentration of Ce3+ and oxygen vacancies, thereby influencing the hydrolytic activity of CeO2. Herein, trivalent metal ions (M = Y3+, Cr3+, In3+, and Gd3+) were employed to modulate the active sites on the CeO2 nanocrystal surface, and the effects of each metal dopant on the cerium oxide active sites for organophosphate hydrolysis were investigated. M-doped CeO2 nanoparticles were synthesized via hydrothermal methods, followed by annealing to remove ligands and prime the nanocrystal surface for catalysis. Catalytic performance was evaluated using dimethyl-p¬-nitrophenyl phosphate (DMNP) as a model organophosphate substrate, with degradation monitored over time using UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Raman spectroscopy revealed successful doping of CeO2 in all cases, albeit with distinctive characteristics demonstrating how M3+ dopants affect catalysis. We show that CeO2 exhibits high sensitivity to dopants that generate lattice strain, Ce3+ ions, and oxygen vacancy defects. Consequently, achieving high catalytic efficiency within CeO2 requires a balanced active site ensemble, wherein defects are maintained at optimal concentrations and distributions on the nanocrystal surface.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
2426959
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-200176
Journal Information:
ACS Applied Nano Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Nano Materials Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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