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Cerium Oxide (CeO2): Synthesis, Properties and Applications provides an updated and comprehensive account of the research in the field of cerium oxide based materials. The book is divided into three main blocks that deal with its properties, synthesis and applications. Special attention is devoted to the growing number of applications of ceria based materials, including their usage in industrial and environmental catalysis and photocatalysis, energy production and storage, sensors, cosmetics, radioprotection, glass technology, pigments, stainless steel and toxicology. A brief historical introduction gives users background, and a final chapter addresses future perspectives and outlooks to stimulate future research.

The fabrication of functional surfaces based on arrangements of metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) is challenging for biomedical, optoelectronic, and catalytic applications. Herein, the fabrication of 3D nanostructured microfibers is reported by the controlled cooperative precipitation of MNPs on electrospun polymer fiber mats, at the critical solution temperature of a thermoresponsive copolymer coating the MNPs surface. To obtain the metallic decorated surfaces, several factors must be taken into consideration, such as the previous functionalization of the metallic nanoparticle surface and the selection of a suitable polymer concentration, pH, and temperature. The results show that the plasmonic properties of the prepared surfaces depend on the solution temperature. Among potential applications, the high specific area of the resulting Au@polymer@fiber nanocomposites is ideal to be exploited for catalytic applications. Thus, the reduction of 4¿nitrophenol has been studied as a model., The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain (Grants MAT2014- 57429-R and MAT2015-65184-C2-2-R). The authors thank David Gómez Vargas assistance with the SEM measurements