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Inside Cover: Surface Faceting and Reconstruction of Ceria Nanoparticles (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1/2017)
Author(s) -
Yang Chengwu,
Yu Xiaojuan,
Heißler Stefan,
Nefedov Alexei,
Colussi Sara,
Llorca Jordi,
Trovarelli Alessandro,
Wang Yuemin,
Wöll Christof
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201611453
Subject(s) - faceting , nanorod , nanoparticle , materials science , cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , adsorption , catalysis , crystallography , chemical engineering , chemistry , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , engineering
Flat ceria (110) surfaces undergo restructuring at high temperatures and expose {111} terraces. This faceting also occurs on ceria nanorods, as demonstrated by Y. Wang, C. Wöll, and co‐workers in their Communication on page 379 ff. through IR spectroscopic analysis of adsorbed probe molecules. Alternating flat and corrugated surfaces, here symbolized by a view of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, provide a likely explanation for the high catalytic activity of rod‐shaped ceria nanoparticles.