Journal
CHEMPHYSCHEM
Volume 18, Issue 10, Pages 1247-1251Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201601398
Keywords
cerium oxide; corrosion; durability; liquid-cell TEM; radiolysis
Funding
- NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
- University of Sheffield, UK
- EPSRC, UK [EP/J021199/1]
- EPSRC [EP/H001298/1, EP/J021199/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/H001298/1, EP/J021199/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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The dynamics of cerium oxide nanoparticle aqueous corrosion are revealed in situ. We use innovative liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy (TEM) combined with deliberate high-intensity electron-beam irradiation of nanoparticle suspensions. This enables life video-recording of materials reactions in liquid, with nm resolution. We introduce image quantification to measure detailed rates of dissolution as a function of time and particle size to be compared with literature data. Giant dissolution rates, exceeding any previous reports for chemical dissolution rates at room temperature by many orders of magnitude, are discovered. The reasons for this accelerated dissolution are outlined, including the importance of the radiolysis of water preceding the ceria attack. Electron-water interaction generates radicals, ions, and hydrated electrons, which assist in hydration and reductive dissolution of oxide minerals. The presented methodology has the potential to become a novel accelerated testing procedure to compare multiple nanoscale materials for relative aqueous durability. The ceria-water system is of crucial importance for the fields of catalysis, abrasive polishing, environmental remediation, and as simulant for actinide oxide behaviour in contact with liquid for nuclear engineering.
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