Abstract
Due to tunable redox properties and cost‐effectiveness, copper‐ceria (Cu‐CeO2) materials have been investigated for a wide scope of catalytic reactions. However, accurately identifying and rationally tuning the local structures in Cu‐CeO2 have remained challenging, especially for nanomaterials with inherent structural complexities involving surfaces, interfaces, and defects. Here, a nanocrystal‐based atom‐trapping strategy to access atomically precise Cu‐CeO2 nanostructures for enhanced catalysis is reported. Driven by the interfacial interactions between the presynthesized Cu and CeO2 nanocrystals, Cu atoms migrate and redisperse onto the CeO2 surface via a solid–solid route. This interfacial restructuring behavior facilitates tuning of the copper dispersion and the associated creation of surface oxygen defects on CeO2, which gives rise to enhanced activities and stabilities catalyzing water–gas shift reaction. Combining soft and solid‐state chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals provide a well‐defined platform to understand, elucidate, and harness metal–support interactions. The dynamic behavior of the supported metal species can be further exploited to realize exquisite control and rational design of multicomponent nanocatalysts.
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