The application discloses a preparation method of a
metal /
cerium dioxide monatomic catalyst, which comprises the following steps: mixing an inorganic alkali solution and a
cerium nitrate solution to perform
hydrolysis, and then performing
centrifugation, washing and
drying to obtain Ce(OH)3; uniformly dispersing the Ce(OH)3 in a
metal salt solution, and then performing stirring,
centrifugation, washing and freeze-
drying to obtain a
metal precursor /
cerium hydroxide; and performing a
decomposition reaction on the
cerium hydroxide under an
inert gas to obtain a metal monatomic / cerium dioxide. 3+ The Ce on the surface of the cerium dioxide in the process is subjected to
electron transfer with the adsorbed metal ions, and the metal ions are reduced; and then the metal / cerium dioxide monatomic catalyst is obtained by placing in air. The cerium dioxide is used as a carrier precursor, the metal monatomic is in-situ loaded on the cerium dioxide
nanostructure through the
electron transfer effect between the cerium dioxide and the metal ions, and a
reducing agent is not additionally added, so that the preparation process is simple and mild, and the method has good
controllability and industrial application prospect.