Abstract
AbstractUniform, highly dispersed (<5 nm) Rh0.15Ce0.85O2‐y nanoparticles deposited on the alumina support functionalized with alkylsilane were obtained in this work and studied in detail, to characterize their basic properties and thermal stability in the oxidizing and reducing atmosphere. In the next step, the possibility to perform the reversible ex‐solution of Rh nanoparticles in the reducing environment (500 °C, H2), and its redispersion into the cerium oxide structure in the oxidizing environment (400 °C, air) was studied with the use of a wide range of experimental methods (XRD, Raman spectroscopy, STEM‐HAADF/EDS, H2‐TPR/TPO, XPS). Good reduction‐oxidation reversibility of the metal ions in ceria nanoparticles was proved, with no increase of the nanoparticles’ size. In the reducing atmosphere, small particles of reduced rhodium were formed, and these particles disappeared in the oxidizing environment. Also, the number of oxygen vacancies significantly changed depending on the treatment.
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