Comment on: “Structural, morphological and optical properties of shuttle-like CeO2 synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method,” by Li et al., J. Alloys Comp., 722 (2017) 489
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Paparazzo Ernesto, Moretti Giuliano
ISSN: 0925-8388
We comment on the interpretation put forward by Li et al. that their ceria particles involve sizable amounts of Ce3+ions. We propose that these nanoparticles consist of virtually pure ceria, and that they contain carbonated and hydrated species.