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Band gap energies for white nanosheets/yellow nanoislands/purple nanorods of CeO2

  • Guangdong Zhou
  • , Yanqing Yao
  • , Xusheng Zhao
  • , Xiaoqing Liu
  • , Bai Sun
  • , Ankun Zhou
  • Guizhou Institute of Technology
  • Southwest University
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • CAS - Kunming Institute of Botany

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Abstract

White nanosheets, yellow nanoislands and purple nanorods of CeO2 have been synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Indirect and direct photon energies of CeO2 of the white nanosheets (1.8, 2.1 eV), yellow nanoislands (2.2, 2.4 eV) and purple nanorods (2.0, 2.2 eV) are demonstrated, respectively. The difference in the electron spin-orbit coupling states between Ce 3d and O 2p may play an important role in their band gap energies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59370-59374
Number of pages5
JournalRSC Advances
Volume6
Issue number64
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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