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dc.contributor.authorMiran, H.
dc.contributor.authorAltarawneh, M.
dc.contributor.authorWidjaja, H.
dc.contributor.authorJaf, Z.
dc.contributor.authorMahbubur Rahman, M.
dc.contributor.authorVeder, Jean-Pierre
dc.contributor.authorDlugogorski, B.
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Z.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T07:58:38Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T07:58:38Z
dc.date.created2018-05-18T00:23:15Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationMiran, H. and Altarawneh, M. and Widjaja, H. and Jaf, Z. and Mahbubur Rahman, M. and Veder, J. and Dlugogorski, B. et al. 2018. Thermo-mechanical properties of cubic lanthanide oxides. Thin Solid Films. 653: pp. 37-48.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67497
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tsf.2018.01.063
dc.description.abstract

This contribution investigates the effect of the addition of the Hubbard U parameter on the electronic structural and mechanical properties of cubic (C-type) lanthanide sesquioxides (Ln2O3). Calculated Bader's charges confirm the ionic character of LnO bonds in the C-type Ln2O3. Estimated structural parameters (i.e., lattice constants) coincide with analogous experimental values. The calculated band gaps energies at the Ueff of 5 eV for these compounds exhibit a non-metallic character and Ueff of 6.5 eV reproduces the analogous experimental band gap of cerium sesquioxide Ce2O3. We have thoroughly investigated the effect of the O/Ce ratios and the effect of hafnium (Hf) and zirconium (Zr) dopants on the reduction energies of CeOx configurations. Our analysis for the reduction energy of CeO2, over a wide range of temperatures displays that, shuffling between the two +4 and +3 oxidation states of Ce exhibit a temperature-independent behaviour. Higher O/Ce ratios necessitate lower reduction energies. Our results on CeHfZrO alloys are in reasonable agreements with analogous fitted values pertinent to lowering reduction energies and shrinkage in lattice parameters when contrasted with pure CeO2. Structural analysis reveals that Hf and Zr atoms in the solid solution are shifted towards the nearest vacancies upon reduction. It is hoped that values provided herein to shed an atomic-base insight into the reduction/oxidation thermodynamics of increasingly deployed catalysts for environmental applications.

dc.publisherElsevier S.A.
dc.titleThermo-mechanical properties of cubic lanthanide oxides
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume653
dcterms.source.startPage37
dcterms.source.endPage48
dcterms.source.issn0040-6090
dcterms.source.titleThin Solid Films
curtin.departmentJohn de Laeter Centre
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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