Size-controlled synthesis of nanocrystalline BaTiO3 by a sol-gel type hydrolysis in microemulsion-provided nanoreactors

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 3174-3180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ch. Beck ◽  
W. Härtl ◽  
R. Hempelmann
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Controlled Synthesis ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Line Broadening ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Size Controlled

Using the hydrolysis of appropriate alkoxide mixtures in water-in-oil microemulsions, nanocrystalline BaTiO3 has been prepared in the form of nonaggregated, cube-shaped crystals at room temperature without any sintering process as is demonstrated by means of x-ray diffractograms and transmission electron micrographs. By variation of the length of the hydrophilic part of the surfactant molecules, the diameter of the water droplets in the microemulsions could be tuned to values between 8 and 55 nm as determined by dynamic light scattering. The size of the resulting nano-BaTiO3 (6 nm ≤ 〈d〉vol ≤ 17 nm) was evaluated from the line broadening of x-ray reflections and correlates to the droplet size. The particle size distribution is very narrow, and in some cases nearly monodisperse.

ENHANCED MAGNETIZATION IN COBALT SUBSTITUTED Ni–Zn NANOFERRITES

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 571-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. CHAITANYA VARMA ◽  
A. MAHESH KUMAR ◽  
K. H. RAO
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Chelating Agent ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Line Broadening ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Chemical Methods ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Nickel Zinc

Cobalt substituted nickel zinc ferrite nanoparticles ( Ni 0.65–x Co x Zn 0.35 Fe 2.0 O 4) X varying from 0.0 to 0.65 in steps of 0.15 have been produced using sol–gel method, with PVA as chelating agent. The phase formation of the sintered ferrite was confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies. The lattice parameter a(A°) has been calculated using Nelson–Riley method. The crystallite size has been estimated by the Williamson–Hall method using the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the line broadening of all the peaks. Mössbauer spectroscopy (MS) of the samples showed the clear presence of two sextets and distribution of iron over the two sites has been given. Increase in saturation magnetization with cobalt concentration with a slight decrease for x = 0.15 has been observed with the vibrating sample magnetometry study. The observed value of magnetization for Ni0.65Zn0.35Fe2O4 with a particle size of 43.5 nm has been 71 emu/gm at room temperature, which is higher than that reported for samples prepared using chemical methods of the same composition. The results have been explained on the basis of the particle size and cation distribution among various sites.

scholarly journals Size-Controlled Synthesis of Fe3O4Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Layers of Montmorillonite

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katayoon Kalantari ◽  
Mansor B. Ahmad ◽  
Kamyar Shameli ◽  
Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein ◽  
Roshanak Khandanlou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Controlled Synthesis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Interlamellar Space ◽  
Size Controlled ◽  
Chemical Coprecipitation Method

Iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4-NPs) were synthesized using chemical coprecipitation method. Fe3O4-NPs are located in interlamellar space and external surfaces of montmorillonite (MMT) as a solid supported at room temperature. The size of magnetite nanoparticles could be controlled by varying the amount of NaOH as reducing agent in the medium. The interlamellar space changed from 1.24 nm to 2.85 nm and average diameter of Fe3O4nanoparticles was from 12.88 nm to 8.24 nm. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using some instruments such as transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

Evaluation Humidity Sensing Properties of Graphene/HS-TiO2 Nanocomposites

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 5143-5149
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhu ◽  
Wang-De Lin
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Hollow Spheres ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Humidity Sensing ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Recovery Times ◽  
Relative Humidity Range

This paper reports on a nanocomposite synthesized by sol–gel procedure comprising graphene sheets with hollow spheres of titanium dioxide (G/HS-TiO2) with varying weight percentages of graphene for the purpose of humidity sensors. The surface morphology of the nanocomposite was characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The structural properties were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The response to 12–80% RH at room temperature exhibited sensitivity (S = 135). However, the relative humidity range of 12–90% at room temperature exhibited higher sensitivity (S = 557). Sensors fabricated using the proposed nanocomposite exhibited high sensitivity to humidity, high stability, rapid response times, and rapid recovery times with hysteresis error of less than 1.79%. These results demonstrate the outstanding potential of his material for the monitoring of atmospheric humidity. This study also sought to elucidate the mechanisms underlying humidity sensing performance.

scholarly journals Photo-acoustic properties of nanoTiO2:Er

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
R. Palomino-Merino ◽  
R. Lozada-Morales ◽  
J. Martínez-Juárez ◽  
G. Juárez-Díaz ◽  
J. Carmona-Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Acoustic Properties ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Electron Dispersion ◽  
Er Doped ◽  
Spectroscopy Optical

Nanocrystalline Er-doped TiO2 was prepared by sol-gel at room temperature. X-ray diffraction, photoacoustic spectroscopy (optical absorption), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and electron dispersion microscopy (EDS) were carried out on both as-prepared and thermally-annealed (air at 700 ºC) samples, revealing the anatase crystalline phase of TiO2. The samples exhibit an average grain size from 38 to 5.1 nm, as the nominal concentration of Er varies from 0 % to 7 %. The photoacoustic spectra evidence the absorption edge at 300 nm attributed to TiO2, as well as several electronic transitions which are atomic energy absorption-line levels characteristics of Er.

Synthesis and Characterization of Organic/Inorganic Interpenetrating Polymer Networks

1995 ◽  
Vol 385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry J. Bauer ◽  
Catheryn L. Jackson ◽  
Da-Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sol Gel ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Networks ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Pure Phases ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Polymerization Conditions

ABSTRACTInterpenetrating polymer networks have been synthesized by performing sol-gel chemistry and conventional organic polymerizations in mixtures of the monomers. The organic polymers were acrylates, and the inorganic phase was SiO2 formed by hydrolysis of orthosilicates. Polymerizations were conducted at a variety of relative rates, and the chemistry was designed to allow different amounts of grafting between the components. The morphology was characterized by transmission electron microscopy and small angle neutron and x-ray scattering. Wide variations in morphology were observed depending on the polymerization conditions, ranging from grossly phase separated to dendritic to finely divided structures (at a 100Å size scale). The phases ranged from mixtures of the two components to relatively pure phases. The interface between the phases ranged from very narrow to relatively broad.

Size-controlled Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles by Thermolysis of a Gold(I)-Sulfide Complex in the Presence of Alkylamines

2009 ◽  
Vol 64 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1305-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari Yamamoto ◽  
Yukiyasu Kashiwagi ◽  
Masami Nakamoto
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Thermal Analyses ◽  
Controlled Synthesis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Alkyl Chains ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy ◽  
Size Controlled

A size-controlled synthesis of gold nanoparticles has been developed by the thermolysis of AuCl(SMe2) in the presence of alkylamines at 120 °C. In the procedure, the key intermediate was [Au(NH2R)2]Cl, detected by electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. This thermally unstable intermediate was reduced by alkylamines under mild conditions to produce alkylamine-capped gold nanoparticles. The average diameters of the gold nanoparticles could be regulated in a range from 4.3 to 6.1 nm by applying primary alkylamines with alkyl chains of different lengths. Larger gold nanoparticles with diameters from 10 to 22 nm were prepared by a combination of alkylamines and alkylcarboxylic acids with various lengths of the alkyl chains. The gold nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS), and thermogravimetric and differencial thermal analyses (TG/DTA)

Controlled Synthesis of Cu2O Sheet-Like Particles by a Simple Solution Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 873 ◽  
pp. 279-284
Author(s):  
Rui Xia Wang ◽  
Li Wu Qian ◽  
Xin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Cuprous Oxide ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Solution Method ◽  
Controlled Synthesis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Wet Chemical ◽  
Pvp K30

Cuprous oxide sheet-like particles had been synthesized via a wet chemical treatment of CuSO4·5H2O and NaOH in the solution at room temperature for 1 h. The as-prepared Cu2O sheet-like particles were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Cu2O sheet-like particles was determined by these parameters (the amount of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP-K30) and reaction time). The possible formation mechanism for the products has been presented. The photocatalytic properties of the as-synthesized samples show the size/shape-dependent properties and potential applications.

Evolution of microstructure during the thermal processing of aluminum-modified titania and aluminum/vanadium co-modified titania gels

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1808-1817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis J. Allison ◽  
David M. Grant ◽  
Karen McKinlay ◽  
Philip G. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
High Temperatures ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Nominal Composition ◽  
Titanium Chloride ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Aqueous Aluminum ◽  
Evolution Of Microstructure ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Sol-gel materials of aluminum-modified TiO2 of nominal composition 5.7 wt% and 10.8 wt% aluminum and aluminum/vanadium co-modified TiO2 of nominal composition 5.7Al–3.5V wt% have been prepared by evaporation of aqueous colloidal sols obtained by the hydrolysis of aqueous solutions of titanium chloride with the appropriate amount of vanadyl oxalate and/or aqueous aluminum nitrate using aqueous ammonia followed by peptization of the resulting hydrated solids using nitric acid. The nature of the sol-gel materials and the behavior upon calcination at temperatures up to 1373 K have been investigated using x-ray fluorescence, x-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and electron diffraction. At 333 K, all the gels comprise small (approximately 5 ± 1 nm) particles of anatase together with traces of brookite and highly crystalline ammonium nitrate. The particle size changes little on thermal treatment at 573 K, but increases significantly at higher temperatures and is accompanied by transformation to rutile. Aluminum-modified gels stabilize the anatase phase from 923 K in unmodified TiO2 to 1023 K in the 6Al/TiO2 gel and 1173 K in the 11Al/TiO2 gel. The alumina in the co-modified gel has a dominating effect on stabilizing the anatase phase until 973 K. Only rutile is present at high temperatures, except for small amounts of phase-separated α-Al2O3 (Corundum). No substitutional incorporation of Al3+ ions in the tetragonal rutile lattice occurs at high temperatures.

Hydrogen Generation from Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride Using Nanosized NiB Amorphous Alloy Catalysts

NANO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050081
Author(s):  
Hongjing Yuan ◽  
Weitao Huo ◽  
Yongchao Hao ◽  
Yanna Wang ◽  
Weiye Qiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Amorphous Alloy ◽  
Sodium Borohydride ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Chemical Reduction ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Generation of hydrogen by sodium borohydride solution had attracted lots of attention. A serial of nanosized NiB catalysts were prepared using the chemical reduction method through introducing AlCl3 into the preparation. Catalytic performance of NiB catalysts were investigated in the hydrolysis of alkaline NaBH4 solution. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that NiB catalysts possessed amorphous alloy structure, and the particle size could be adjusted by the AlCl3 amount. Catalytic performance showed that NiB catalyst with smaller particle size had much higher activity. The NiB catalyst also displayed high stability, the catalytic activity could retain about 84% of its initial value after four cycles.

Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite by Natural Biopolymers Based Sol-Gel Technique

2013 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Jutharatana Klinkaewnarong ◽  
Ekaphan Swatsitang
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Hexagonal Structure ◽  
Line Broadening ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Amorphophallus Konjac ◽  
Selected Area Electron Diffraction ◽  
Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite ◽  
Gel Technique

Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders were successfully synthesized by natural biopolymers based sol-gel technique. The biopolymers were extracted from the leaves of Yanang (Tiliacora triandra), Krueo Ma Noy (Cissampelos pareira) and Konjac (Amorphophallus konjac). To obtain HAp powders, the prepared precursors were calcined in air at 600, 700, and 800 °C for 2 h. The phase composition of the calcined samples was studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. The XRD results confirmed the formation of HAp phase with a small trace of β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP). The crystalline sizes of the samples were found to be 20-50 nm as evaluated by the XRD line broadening method. TEM investigation revealed that the synthesized HAp samples consisted of nanoparticles with a particle size in the range of 50-100 nm in diameter. The corresponding selected area electron diffraction (SAED) analysis further confirmed the formation of hexagonal structure of HAp.

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