Reactions of the monoxides of carbon and nitrogen over the superconducting lanthanoid mixed oxide YBa2Cu3O y

Abstract

Large quantities of NO and CO were rapidly absorbed (or intercalated) by YBa2Cu3Oy during the reaction of NO with CO at 573 K; NO was taken up initially, then CO absorption and N2 formation took place, and finally the stationary catalytic reaction, NO + CO → 1/2N2+ CO2, proceeded.