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- Title
MECHANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF CADMIUM-DOPED TIN OXIDE NANOPARTICLES.
- Authors
Huaming Yang; Xiaohui Su; Aidong Tang
- Abstract
The cadmium-doped SnO2 nanoparticles have been successfully prepared by a simple mechanochemical reaction and subsequent thermal treatment. The samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Thermal treatment of the as-milled powder at 700°C for 2 h resulted in the formation of Cd-SnO2 nanoparticles with an average crystal size of 13 nm, varying with the calcination temperature. The effect of doped cadmium on the crystal size of the nanoparticles was investigated. The lattice parameter (c) of the Cd-SnO2 nanoparticles, lower than that of pure SnO2, decreased with increasing amount of doped cadmium. The apparent activation energy of Cd-SnO2 nanocrystal growth during calcination of the precursor was calculated to be 70.8 kJ/mol. The mechanochemical method is a novel, cheap and convenient technique especially suitable for large-scale synthesis of nanosized materials.
- Subjects
NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL diffraction; SCANNING electron microscopes; SPECTRUM analysis; NANOCRYSTALS; CRYSTAL growth
- Publication
International Journal of Nanoscience, 2006, Vol 5, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
0219-581X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0219581X06004140