Abstract
In this presentation, using first-principles calculation, the function of samarium (Sm) 4f states and Sm-perturbed O 2p states in enhancing the sulfur tolerance of Sm-doped CeO2 was elucidated. We find that the sulfur tolerance of Sm-doped CeO2 is closely related to the modification of O 2p states by the strong interaction between Sm 4f and O 2p states. In particular, the availability of unoccupied O 2p states near the Fermi level is responsible for enhancing the sulfur tolerance of Sm-doped CeO2 compared to the pure CeO2[1]. To better understand the importance of unoccupied O 2p states, the effect of various 4f shell dopants (Pr, Pm, and Eu) on the activity of surface lattice oxygen are also investigated. This work also hints on the importance of properly engineering the activity of oxygen ion in CeO2-based materials by adding dopant in order to develop sulfur-tolerant solid oxide fuel cell anode. [1] DH Lim, HS Kim, SP Yoon, J Han, CW Yoon, SH Choi, SW Nam, and HC Ham, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (22), 10727-10733, (2014)
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