JPEDAV (2008) 29:545547

DOI: 10.1007/s11669-008-9392-y
1547-7037
ASM International

Supplemental Literature Review: Section III

Ce-O (Cerium-Oxygen)
H. Okamoto

The partial Ce-O phase diagram (59-68 at.% O) in

[Massalski2] was redrawn from [Shunk].
A complete phase Ce-O phase diagram (Fig. 1) was
constructed thermodynamically by [2006Zin] based on
Table 1
Phase
(dCe)
(cCe)
cCe2O3
bCe2O3
aCe2O3
Ce7O12
Ce3O5
CeO2
Ce9O16
Ce19O34
Ce5O9
Ce31O56
Ce11O20

experimental data reported in numerous sources. Figure 2

shows solubility of oxygen in (dCe) and (cCe). Figure 3
shows the detail of relationships among phases existing
between Ce2O3 and CeO2. The possible existence of

Ce-O crystal structure data

Composition, at.% O

Pearson symbol

Space group

Strukturbericht designation

Prototype

0-0.6
0-0.5
57.3-59.3
56.9-58.6
56.9-60
63.2
62.2-62.8
62.2-66.7
64.0
64.2
64.3
64.4
64.5

cI2
cF4

hP5
cI80
hR19

cF12
hR*

aP31

Im3m
Fm3m

P3m1
Ia3
R3

Fm3m

P1

A2
A1

D52
D53

C1

W
Cu

La2O3
Mn2O3

CaF2

Weight Percent Oxygen

0

10

20

4000

40

50 60

80 100

3838C, 60.8

3500

3000

3033C, 45.6

2500

2293C

2227C
2000

CeO2

Temperature, C

30

Ce2O3

1500

( Ce)

1000

807C

798C
726C

732C

500

612C

( Ce)
0

10

Ce

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Atomic Percent Oxygen

90

100

Fig. 1 Ce-O phase diagram

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Weight Percent Oxygen
0.02

0.06

0.04

0.08

0.10

1200

1100

L
1000

Temperature, C

900
807C

800
798C

( Ce)

732C

726C
700

( Ce)
600

500

400

300

200
0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

Ce

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

Atomic Percent Oxygen

Fig. 2 Detail of Ce-O phase diagram (0-1 at.% O)

Weight Percent Oxygen

13

14

16

15

2500

17

18

20

19

21

L
2227C

2293C

Ce2O3

58.3
Ce2O3
1803C

Ce2O3

1500

CeO2

1403C

Ce3O5

1000

632

Ce7O12

612C
500

56

58

60

62

1048C

657C

Ce9O16

Temperature, C

2000

64

66

68

Atomic Percent Oxygen

Fig. 3 Detail of Ce-O phase diagram (55-70 at.% O)

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Weight Percent Oxygen
16.5

17.5

17.0

18.5

18.0

900

CeO2

700
657C
632C

65.9
607C

582C

Ce5O9

600

500

448C

Ce11O20

Ce19O34

Ce9O16

Ce7O12

400

487C
459C

Ce31O56

Temperature, C

800

300
63

64

65

66

67

Atomic Percent Oxygen

Fig. 4 Detail of Ce-O phase diagram (63-67 at.% O)

many intermediate phases around CeO2 was reported in

[Massalski2]. These phases have been claried by
[2006Zin], as shown in Fig. 4.
Table 1 shows Ce-O crystal structure data.

Reference
2006Zin: M. Zinkevich, D. Djurovic, and F. Aldinger, Thermodynamic Modelling of the Cerium-Oxygen System, Solid State
Ionics, 2006, 177, p 989-1001

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