Carbon nanotube assisted synthesis of CeO{sub 2} nanotubes
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444 (China)
- Center of Analysis and Test, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444 (China)
CeO{sub 2} nanotubes have been synthesized facilely using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as templates by a liquid phase deposition method. The properties of the CeO{sub 2} nanotubes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS) as well as thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA). The obtained CeO{sub 2} nanotubes with a polycrystalline face-centered cubic phase have a uniform diameter ranging from 40 to 50 nm. The CeO{sub 2} nanotubes are composed of many tiny interconnected nanocrystallites of about 10 nm in size. The pretreatment of CNTs and calcination temperature were confirmed to be the crucial factors determining the formation of CeO{sub 2} nanotubes. A possible formation mechanism has been suggested to explain the formation of CeO{sub 2} nanotubes. - Graphical abstract: CeO{sub 2} nanotubes have been synthesized facilely using carbon nanotubes as templates by a liquid phase deposition method. The obtained CeO{sub 2} nanotubes are composed of many tiny interconnected nanocrystallites of about 10 nm in size, and have a uniform diameter ranging from 40 to 50 nm.
- OSTI ID:
- 21015695
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 180, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.11.025; PII: S0022-4596(06)00626-8; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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CERIUM OXIDES
DEPOSITION
DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS
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NANOTUBES
POLYCRYSTALS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SYNTHESIS
THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY