ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Deep Eutectic Solvent Effects on Nanoparticle Growth

Abstract: Efficient catalysts are in high demand leading to a focus on nanomaterial-based catalyst development. Deep Eutectic Sovents are a recently developed class of tunable solvents with potential to be more environmentally friendly and cheaper than ionic liquids. Our prior research has found that the morphology and porosity of ceria nanoparticles can be manipulated via the control of water content in a choline chloride:urea based DES (reline). In addition our studies on iron oxide nucleation suggested that choline species bound to the growing particle surface could be responsible for directing particle shape. Here we aim to directly study the role of adsorbed DES solvent components on growing nanoceria particles, as we vary the water content to establish the mechanism behind formation of different particle geometries, specifically aiming to promote growth of rod-like particles which are known to have highest catalytic activity.

Principal Investigator: Professor Karen Edler
Local Contact: Dr Dirk Honecker
Experimenter: Mr Ronak Kakadiya
Experimenter: Dr Glenn Coope

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2420299

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2420299

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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