Hydrothermal preparation of fractal dendrites: Cerium carbonate hydroxide and cerium oxide
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Anhui University, Fiexi Road 3, Hefei, Anhui 230039 (China)
The surfactant-assisted hydrothermal route was used to prepare fractal dendrite cerium carbonate hydroxide (CeOHCO{sub 3}) microstructures. After annealing at 600 deg. C for 4 h, the products were transformed to CeO{sub 2}. The crystal structures of the two compounds were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The morphologies and microstructures were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Room temperature photoluminescence (PL) showed that a strong ultraviolet emission at 336 nm was observed for CeOHCO{sub 3}, and that centered at 415 nm for CeO{sub 2} microstructures. Both of these emission peaks are different from those reported for CeOHCO{sub 3} and CeO{sub 2} with other shapes. In addition, the possible growth mechanism of dendrite CeOHCO{sub 3} microstructures and the role of surfactant polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) were also investigated in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 22029797
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 44, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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