Ligand Strategies for Regulating Atomically Precise CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Structure to Property
The increasing interest in studying the structure–property relationships of ceria dioxide (CeO<sub>2</sub>) relies on the fact that many factors are key to determining the performance of CeO<sub>2</sub> materials. Despite the great advances achieved, it remains a formidable c...
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| author | Peiling Du Simin Li Qinghua Xu Ayisha He Wei Yuan Xinping Qu Baimei Tan Xinhuan Niu Fan Zhang Hui Shen |
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| description | The increasing interest in studying the structure–property relationships of ceria dioxide (CeO<sub>2</sub>) relies on the fact that many factors are key to determining the performance of CeO<sub>2</sub> materials. Despite the great advances achieved, it remains a formidable challenge to regulate CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles at the molecular level and gain in-depth insight into their structure–property relationships. What is reported here is a ligand strategy for regulating CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles, in terms of not only shape, structure, surface composition, but also property. Atomically precise CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles (also named nanoclusters) are used as a model system, in which two Ce<sub>16</sub> clusters are gained by a wet-chemical synthesis method. Featuring different carboxylate ligands on the surface, the two clusters are distinct in formula, core geometry, surface composition, and photoelectric merits. This work not only reports the first pair of atomically precise CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoclusters with the same number of Ce atoms but different structures, which is highly desirable for studying structure–property relationships, but also provides in-depth insight into the molecular ligand effect in CeO<sub>2</sub> materials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f2d117ec18e46ee8c82a177e2426ffd2025-08-20T03:12:09ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492025-02-0130484610.3390/molecules30040846Ligand Strategies for Regulating Atomically Precise CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Structure to PropertyPeiling Du0Simin Li1Qinghua Xu2Ayisha He3Wei Yuan4Xinping Qu5Baimei Tan6Xinhuan Niu7Fan Zhang8Hui Shen9College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaCollege of Energy Materials and Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaCollege of Energy Materials and Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaCollege of Energy Materials and Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaShanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaSchool of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, ChinaSchool of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, ChinaCollege of Energy Materials and Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaCollege of Energy Materials and Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaThe increasing interest in studying the structure–property relationships of ceria dioxide (CeO<sub>2</sub>) relies on the fact that many factors are key to determining the performance of CeO<sub>2</sub> materials. Despite the great advances achieved, it remains a formidable challenge to regulate CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles at the molecular level and gain in-depth insight into their structure–property relationships. What is reported here is a ligand strategy for regulating CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles, in terms of not only shape, structure, surface composition, but also property. Atomically precise CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles (also named nanoclusters) are used as a model system, in which two Ce<sub>16</sub> clusters are gained by a wet-chemical synthesis method. Featuring different carboxylate ligands on the surface, the two clusters are distinct in formula, core geometry, surface composition, and photoelectric merits. This work not only reports the first pair of atomically precise CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoclusters with the same number of Ce atoms but different structures, which is highly desirable for studying structure–property relationships, but also provides in-depth insight into the molecular ligand effect in CeO<sub>2</sub> materials.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/4/846ceriananoclusterstructurephotoelectric conversion |
| spellingShingle | Peiling Du Simin Li Qinghua Xu Ayisha He Wei Yuan Xinping Qu Baimei Tan Xinhuan Niu Fan Zhang Hui Shen Ligand Strategies for Regulating Atomically Precise CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Structure to Property Molecules ceria nanocluster structure photoelectric conversion |
| title | Ligand Strategies for Regulating Atomically Precise CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Structure to Property |
| title_full | Ligand Strategies for Regulating Atomically Precise CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Structure to Property |
| title_fullStr | Ligand Strategies for Regulating Atomically Precise CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Structure to Property |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ligand Strategies for Regulating Atomically Precise CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Structure to Property |
| title_short | Ligand Strategies for Regulating Atomically Precise CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Structure to Property |
| title_sort | ligand strategies for regulating atomically precise ceo sub 2 sub nanoparticles from structure to property |
| topic | ceria nanocluster structure photoelectric conversion |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/4/846 |
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