CO oxidation over three-dimensional transition metal-doped CeO2 catalysts: A density functional calculation study

Abstract

Carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation is considered one of the effective methods to address environmental pollution caused by vehicle emissions and incomplete combustion of fuels. However, designing efficient and affordable catalysts has always been a major challenge. In this study, a series of transition metals (TMs)-doped CeO2(111) catalysts were designed based on density functional theory (DFT) to catalyze the oxidation reaction of CO. According to the results, TMs-CeO2(111) catalysts exhibited excellent thermal stability and adsorption performance. In particular, Fe-CeO2(111) and Ni-CeO2(111) catalysts displayed good catalytic activity, with their respective rate-determining step energy barriers being 0.57 and 0.43 eV. Of particular note, Fe-CeO2(111) demonstrated high reaction rates at low to medium temperatures, making it a promising candidate for CO oxidation reaction catalyst. This study provides new insights into designing efficient, low-cost, and readily accessible CO oxidation catalysts, and establishes a solid foundation for the development of catalytic combustion kinetic models.