Catalytic behavior of hydrothermally synthesized La0.5Sr0.5MnO3 single-crystal cubes in the oxidation of CO and CH4

La0.5Sr0.5MnO3 single-crystal cubes and nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal and citrate routes, respectively. Their catalytic properties for low-temperature CO oxidation and high-temperature CH4 combustion were evaluated, and the effects of crystal structure and morphology on the catalytic properties of the catalysts were investigated. The activity (220 °C) of the complete oxidation of CO over the single cubes was lower than that (190 °C) over the nanoparticles. After running at 600 °C for 48 h under the reaction conditions, the surface area of the nanoparticles decreased significantly, but the cubes nearly maintained their surface area. For CH4 combustion, the La0.5Sr0.5MnO3 cubes showed a higher activity (image, image: the temperature at 10% conversion of CH4) than the nanoparticles (image). The different activities were attributed to their different crystal structures and morphologies.