Sol-gel synthesis of phosphate ceramic composites II
1998 ◽
Vol 13
(6)
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pp. 1553-1559
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Keyword(s):
Sol Gel
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Phosphate ceramics were synthesized using sol-gel technique of direct reaction of P2O5 with tetraethoxy silane (TEOS) or titanium tetraethoxide (Ti(OEt)4). The reaction mechanism of P2O5 and TEOS was deduced using liquid and solid-state NMR. Hexacoordinated silicon in phosphosilicate gels was observed. A specially structured titanium phosphate-layered Ti(HPO4)2 · 2H2O was synthesized for the first time through the sol-gel method. The gelation process and phase transformations were investigated.