Nanosized aluminum nitride hollow spheres formed through a self-templating solid-gas interface reaction

Journal Article · Mon Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2007 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2006.10.011· OSTI ID:21015647

Xubo, Song ^[1]; Yaohua, Zhang ^[1]; Yan, Li ^[1]; Xingguo, Li ^[1]; Yikang, Pu ^[2]

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1. State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 (China)
2. Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China)

Nanosized aluminum nitride hollow spheres were synthesized by simply heating aluminum nanoparticles in ammonia at 1000 deg. C. The as-synthesized sphere shells are polycrystalline with cavity diameters ranging from 15 to 100 nm and shell thickness from 5 to 15 nm. The formation mechanism can be explained by the nanoscale Kirkendall effect, which results from the difference in diffusion rates between aluminum and nitrogen. The Al nanoparticles served as both reactant and templates for the hollow sphere formation. The effects of precursor particle size and temperature were also investigated in terms of product morphology. Room temperature cathode luminescence spectrum of the nanosized hollow spheres showed a broad emission band centered at 415 nm, which is originated from oxygen related luminescence centers. The hollow structure survived a 4-h heat treatment at 1200 deg. C, exhibiting excellent thermal stability. - Graphical abstract: Nanosized aluminum nitride hollow spheres were synthesized by nitridation of aluminum nanoparticles at 1000 deg. C using ammonia.

• OSTI ID: 21015647
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 180; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ALUMINIUM NITRIDES
AMMONIA
HEAT TREATMENTS
KIRKENDALL EFFECT
LUMINESCENCE
NANOSTRUCTURES
NITRIDATION
NITROGEN
PARTICLE SIZE
PARTICLES
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 1000-4000 K