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CeO2 nanowires self-inserted into porous Co3O4 frameworks as high-performance "noble metal free" hetero-catalysts.

ABSTRACT: Recently, mixed metal oxides have attracted tremendous interest because of their great importance for fundamental studies and practical applications in the catalytic field to replace expensive noble metals. Herein, we report the designed synthesis of novel CeO2-Co3O4 mixed metal oxides with complex nanostructures using uniform short CeO2 nanowires self-inserted into ZIF-67 nanocrystals as precursors followed by a thermal annealing treatment. Interestingly, such a synthetic strategy can be easily extended to fabricate other CeO2 nanowires inserted into metal oxide nanoframeworks such as NiCo2O4 and ZnCo2O4. Choosing the NO reduction reaction by CO as the catalytic model, the as-obtained CeO2-Co3O4 hybrids exhibited enhanced catalytic performance, which could be attributed to the strong two-phase interaction between each component.

SUBMITTER: Wang X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5954975 | biostudies-literature |

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