CeO{sub 2} nanocrystals: Seed-mediated synthesis and size control
- State Key Structural Chemistry Laboratory, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 35002 (China)
This work reports on seed-mediated synthesis and size control of monodispersed CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles. CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles of mean size smaller than 2 nm were first prepared by a simple mixing of aqueous solution of cerium (IV) sulfate and ammonia solution at ambient conditions. Using these as-prepared fine particles as the tiny seeds, tunable sizes of CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles were achieved via a facile hydrothermal treatment. All samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). It is shown that in comparison with other inorganic cerium salts such as cerium (III) nitrates, cerium (IV) sulfate appears more suitable for forming CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles at room temperature. Sulfate groups are strongly thermodynamically adsorbed on CeO{sub 2} nanoparticle surfaces. The formation mechanism, surface hydration and sulfation characteristics of the resulting CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles are also discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 21068250
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 43, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.04.019; PII: S0025-5408(07)00163-8; Copyright (c) 2007 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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