Abstract
The aim of this work is the determination of Ce environment and valence state in Cerium oxide nanoparticles prepared by the microemulsion method. X-ray absorption near-edge structure measurements at Ce L3 edge were performed on the nanoparticles as a function of annealing temperature, ranging from 298K to 873K under air condition. The experimental results support the conclusion that Ce ion, in the investigated systems, is in trivalence state when the annealing temperature is below 473K. As the temperature increases up to 623K, the XANES spectrum shows the coexistence of Ce3+ and Ce4+ states. When the temperature is higher than 623K, the spectra become identical to that of CeO2 with a distinct double-peak structure, corresponding to the Ce4+ state.
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