ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Linking solvent structure to materials synthesis: Choline Chloride:Urea-Water effects on Nanostructured Ceria

Abstract: In our recent work we have studied formation of nanostructured cerium oxides from the choline chloride:urea deep eutectic solvent (DES). We found that as water content in the solvent is increased from 1 mole equivalent to 10 mole equivalents the structure of the ceria formed in this system changes from nanospherical to rod-like and the performance of this material in catalysis improves dramatically, alongside an increase in the microporosity of the material. It appears that the solvent structure has a significant effect on the growth of ceria particles within this medium. In an earlier experiment we looked at the structure of this solvent with 1 and 2 mole equivalents of water, but now would like to extend this study to determine whether water in this DES is locally clustered thus affecting the shape of the growing nanoparticles.

Principal Investigator: Professor Karen Edler
Experimenter: Dr Stephen Hall
Experimenter: Miss Andi Di
Experimenter: Ms Cecilia Tognoloni
Experimenter: Miss Naomi Elstone
Experimenter: Dr Thomas Arnold
Experimenter: Dr Andrew McCluskey
Experimenter: Dr Naomi Elstone
Experimenter: Dr Oliver Hammond
Experimenter: Dr Daniel Bowron

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1610312

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1610312

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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