Abstract:
A series of CeO
2-ZrO
2 solid solutions with different Ce/Zr molar ratios were synthesized by one-pot evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) method and characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, H
2-TPR, XPS, SEM and N
2 sorption. The catalytic activity of CeO
2-ZrO
2 solid solutions in the thermochemical splitting of CO
2 to CO were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis. The results reveal that with the increase of Ce/Zr molar ratio, the catalytic activity of CeO
2-ZrO
2 in CO
2 splitting increases first and then decreases. The Ce
0.5Zr
0.5O
2 solution with a Ce/Zr molar ratio of 1 exhibits high activity in CO
2 splitting, owing to its abundant lattice defects and oxygen vacancies which can promote the oxygen migration. In contrast, the Ce
0.75Zr
0.25O
2 solution with a Ce/Zr molar ratio of 3 shows the best cyclic stability, due to its relatively stable number of oxygen vacancies. Sintering of particles was observed after the cycling reaction, accompanying with the phase separation in the Zr-rich solid solutions, which may influence the catalytic performance of CeO
2-ZrO
2 solid solutions in the CO
2 splitting.