Crystal-Engineered Ce-MOF-Derived Catalysts: Defects and Interfaces as Drivers of Catalysis

SWATI SINGH; Sameer Khan; Mohammednoor Altarawneh; Kyriaki Polychronopoulou

doi:10.1039/d6ce00237d

January 1, 2026CrystEngComm

Crystal-Engineered Ce-MOF-Derived Catalysts: Defects and Interfaces as Drivers of Catalysis

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Key Points

To explore the role of defects and interfaces in enhancing the catalytic performance of cerium-based materials.
Investigated Ce-MOF-derived catalysts with various engineered defects and interfaces.
Analyzed redox chemistry and oxygen-vacancy contributions to catalytic activity.
Utilized various characterization techniques to assess material properties.
Engineered catalysts exhibited significantly improved catalytic activity compared to non-engineered counterparts.
Identified favorable correlations between defect density and catalytic performance.
Studied oxygen vacansy dynamics showed enhanced electron transport properties.

Implication

Demonstrates improved catalytic activity in cerium-based materials, indicating potential advancements in catalyst design.

Abstract

Cerium (Ce)-based materials are highly attractive platforms for catalyst design because their reversible Ce 3+ /Ce 4+ redox chemistry, oxygen-vacancy (O v ) formation, and strong Ce-O interactions enable dynamic...

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SINGH et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34e06865a5b0777af2f093 https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ce00237d

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Crystal-Engineered Ce-MOF-Derived Catalysts: Defects and Interfaces as Drivers of Catalysis

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Crystal-Engineered Ce-MOF-Derived Catalysts: Defects and Interfaces as Drivers of Catalysis

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