DOE OSTI · 2572816
Development and characterization of an aerosol-generated multi-method analytical particle test material
Abstract
Ceria (CeO 2 ) particles with low to ultra-low loading of nickel dopant were produced using an aerosol-based, droplet-to-particle synthesis via an in-line calcination technique. This aerosol-based synthesis method enables the production of particles with a monodisperse size distribution. These produced and well-characterized, multi-element, ceria-based particles demonstrate a material exemplar for multi-method analytical testing. They were prepared from a cerium nitrate feedstock where low loading nickel dopant was added at target Ni/(Ni + Ce) atomic percents of 1 %, 0.1 %, and 0.01 %, using a nickel nitrate spike. This methodology proved to produce ceria particles doped with a dynamic range of low to ultra-low loadings of nickel over a 24-h period, with consistent size distribution, morphology, and composition. The successful incorporation of nickel was demonstrated with bulk and single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy and revealed notable particle-to-particle elemental homogeneity. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrated the presence of a high concentration of nickel dopant incorporated preferentially toward the surface of the particles, and that this dopant aided oxidation of surface Ce(III) atoms to Ce(IV). These particle test materials were then validated through X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy, comparing the ultra-low 0.01 % Ni and low 1 % Ni-doped ceria samples. This revealed a more-reduced oxidation state of the nickel with an increase in dopant concentration. Finally, this work demonstrates a synthesis and systematic characterization scheme to produce multi-method analytical test particulates.
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Shultz-Johnson, Lorianne R. [Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)], Manard, Benjamin T. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000207400627), Bergin, Rachel [Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)], Piedmont, Dominic [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000287959331), Stanberry, Jordan S. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000328942414), Andrews, Hunter B. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000220919415), Ticknor, Brian W. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000228679073), Topsakal, Mehmet [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)], Kiss, Andrew [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000285155508), Green, Gage [Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)], Wellons, Matthew [Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)], Scott, Spencer [Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)], Barrett, Christopher [Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)], Gill, Simerjeet K. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)], Tazik, Shawna K. [Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)] (ORCID:0000000195503548). 2025-06-01. Development and characterization of an aerosol-generated multi-method analytical particle test material. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2025.106624
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