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Reduction of Hydrogenated ZrO2 Nanoparticles by Water Desorption
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Reduction of zirconia by water desorption from a hydrogenated surface is the topic of this study. The focus is on the role of nanostructuring the oxide reducibility measured by the cost of formation of oxygen vacancies by water desorption. We have performed density functional theory calculations using the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof + U approach and including dispersion forces on the adsorption, dissociation, diffusion of hydrogen on the ZrO2 (101) surface and on Zr16O32, Zr40O80, and Zr80O160 nanoparticles (NPs). The process involves the formation of a precursor state via diffusion of hydrogen on the surface of zirconia. The results show that O vacancy formation via H2O desorption is more convenient than via direct O-2 desorption. The formation of an OsH2 surface precursor state to water desorption is the ratedetermining step. This step is highly unfavorable on the ZrO2 (101) surface both thermodynamically and kinetically. On the contrary, on zirconia NPs, characterized by the presence of low coordinated ions, water desorption becomes accessible such that even at temperatures close to 450 K the reaction becomes exergonic. The study shows the role of nanostructuring on the chemical and electronic properties of an oxide.
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RUIZ PUIGDOLLERS, Antonio, ILLAS I RIERA, Francesc, PACCHIONI, Gianfranco. Reduction of Hydrogenated ZrO2 Nanoparticles by Water Desorption. _ACS Omega _. 2017. Vol. 2, núm. 7, pàgs. 3878-3885. [consulta: 27 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2470-1343. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/177633]