Fig. 1: Composition, morphology, and surface area of the Ni-CeO2-CePO4 photocatalyst featured in the present study.
From: Enhanced hybrid photocatalytic dry reforming using a phosphated Ni-CeO2 nanorod heterostructure
a A graphical schematic depicting the structure of the photocatalyst and the dry reforming reaction activated by sunlight; b Transmission electron micrograph of the Ni-CeO2-CePO4, showing the CeO2-CePO4 nanorod backbone heterostructure decorated with Ni nanoparticles; c High-resolution transmission electron micrograph showing the spatial partitioning of CeO2 and CePO4; d Surface partitioning of phosphorous as measured by EDS and XPS; e Average diameter of nickel nanoparticles calculated from TEM images, which is shown to decrease with increasing phosphorous addition; and f BET surface areas of photocatalyst samples.
