文摘
Evaluating the effect of pressure for the formation of nanomaterials is significant in solvothermal methods. In this study, a pressure-dependent template-free solvothermal method is developed to controllably synthesize four kinds of uniform CeO2 mesoporous nanostructures in a single reaction system, i.e., mesoporous nanospheres, nanoporous mesocrystals, hollow nanospheres, and nanowires. They all comprise small nanoclusters (3–5 nm). Properly adjusting the reaction pressure allows for achieving the transition between them. Furthermore, the corresponding pressure-induced self-assembly (Ostwald ripening, reconstruction) mechanisms are proposed to illustrate the morphological evolution process. In addition, they also display large specific surface area and excellent catalytic activity for CO oxidation.