Facet-dependent reactivity of Fe 2 O 3 /CeO 2 nanocomposites: effect of ceria morphology on CO oxidationFacet-dependent reactivity of Fe 2 O 3 /CeO 2 nanocomposites: effect of ceria morphology on CO oxidation Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2020-06-292019enCeria has been widely studied either as catalyst itself or support of various active phases in many catalytic reactions, due to its unique redox and surface properties in conjunction to its lower cost, compared to noble metal-based catalytic systems. The rational design of catalytic materials, through appropriate tailoring of the particles’ shape and size, in order to acquire highly efficient nanocatalysts, is of major significance. Iron is considered to be one of the cheapest transition metals while its interaction with ceria support and their shape-dependent catalytic activity has not been fully investigated. In this work, we report on ceria nanostructures morphological effects (cubes, polyhedra, rods) on the textural, structural, surface, redox properties and, consequently, on the CO oxidation performance of the iron-ceria mixed oxides (Fe 2 O 3 /CeO 2 ). A full characterization study involving N 2 adsorption at -196 °C, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), temperature programmed reduction (TPR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was performed. The results clearly revealed the key role of support morphology on the physicochemical properties and the catalytic behavior of the iron-ceria binary system, with the rod-shaped sample exhibiting the highest catalytic performance, both in terms of conversion and specific activity, due to its improved reducibility and oxygen mobility, along with its abundance in Fe 2+ species.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Catalysts94Lykaki_et_al_Catalysts_9(4)_2019.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2020-06-26application/pdf3.5 MBfree Lykaki Maria Λυκακη Μαρια Stefa Sofia Στεφα Σοφια Carabineiro, Sónia Alexandra Correia Pandis Pavlos K. Stathopoulos Vassilis Konsolakis Michail Κονσολακης Μιχαηλ MDPI Ceria morphology CO oxidation Facet dependence Fe 2 O 3 /CeO 2 mixed oxides