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- Title
Sol-gel auto-combustion synthesis of dysprosium titanate nanoparticles using tyrosine as a novel fuel.
- Authors
Khademolhoseini, Saeid
- Abstract
A new way of preparing dysprosium titanate (DyTiO) nanoparticles has been developed using the sol-gel auto-combustion route, with the aid of dysprosium nitrate, tetra-n-butyl titanate (TNBT) and tyrosine. Tyrosine plays role as fuel, capping agent, and reducing in the synthesis of DyTiO nanoparticles. The formation of pure crystallized DyTiO nanocrystals occurred when the precursor was heat-treated at 800 °C in air for 2 h. The structural, morphological and optical properties of as-obtained products were characterized by techniques such as XRD, EDS, SEM, and UV-visible. The magnetic properties of as-prepared dysprosium titanate nanoparticles were also investigated with vibrating sample magnetometer. Furthermore, the photocatalytic properties of as-synthesized DyTiO were evaluated by degradation of methyl orange as water contaminant.
- Subjects
SOL-gel processes; DYSPROSIUM compounds; NANOPARTICLES; TYROSINE; NANOCRYSTAL synthesis; OPTICAL properties of solids; PHOTOCATALYSTS; WATER pollution
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2016, Vol 27, Issue 10, p10759
- ISSN
0957-4522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10854-016-5179-9