| Literature DB >> 12398742 |
N V Skorodumova1, S I Simak, B I Lundqvist, I A Abrikosov, B Johansson.
Abstract
The microscopic mechanism behind the extraordinary ability of ceria to store, release, and transport oxygen is explained on the basis of first-principles quantum mechanical simulations. The oxygen-vacancy formation energy in ceria is calculated for different local environments. The reversible CeO2-Ce2O3 reduction transition associated with oxygen-vacancy formation and migration is shown to be directly coupled with the quantum process of electron localization.Entities:
Year: 2002 PMID: 12398742 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.166601
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161