Keeping it small - restricting the growth of nanocrystals

被引:19
作者
Chadwick, Alan V. [1 ]
Savin, Shelley L. P.
O'Dell, Luke A.
Smith, Mark E.
机构
[1] Univ Kent, Sch Phys Sci, Funct Mat Grp, Canterbury CT2 7NR, Kent, England
[2] Univ Warwick, Dept Phys, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1088/0953-8984/18/15/L01
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
A method for preventing the growth of oxide nanoparticles is presented. A second oxide phase (e.g. SiO2) is infiltrated between the principal nanoparticles, acting as a brake on grain growth at elevated temperature. The effect of the second oxide can be significant, for example reducing the growth of SnO2 by nearly an order of magnitude at 1000 degrees C. The approach is shown to be generic, being applied to six different oxides. The structures of both the nanoparticles and the even smaller secondary particles are probed by a combination of EXAFS and solid state NMR. From the Sn K-edge EXAFS it is clear that the major component SnO2, nanoparticles are locally highly ordered, with the intensity scaling with particle size, reflecting the proportionate contribution of the lower coordinations on the surface. Si-29 MAS-NMR of SiO2 particles between SnO2 demonstrates that they are significantly more disordered than bulk SiO2 after similar heat treatment.
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页码:L163 / L170
页数:8
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