Indium–tin nanoscaled oxides synthesized under hydrothermal supercritical and postannealing pathway: Phase dynamics and characterization

With the aim of synthesizing the mixed nanoparticle system xIn2O3–(1−x)SnO2 over all molar concentration range 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, Δx = 0.1, we performed hydrothermal supercritical experiments on indium–tin hydrogel resulted from InCl3–SnCl4 water solution. Nanophases isostructural with InOOH and SnO2 were o...

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Published in:Materials chemistry and physics 2014-02, Vol.143 (3), p.1540-1549
Main Authors: Diamandescu, L., Tarabasanu-Mihaila, D., Feder, M., Enculescu, M., Teodorescu, V.S., Constantinescu, S., Popescu, T., Bartha, C., Pap, Zs
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Language:English
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Chemical synthesis
Nanostructures
Oxides
Powder diffraction
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Summary:With the aim of synthesizing the mixed nanoparticle system xIn2O3–(1−x)SnO2 over all molar concentration range 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, Δx = 0.1, we performed hydrothermal supercritical experiments on indium–tin hydrogel resulted from InCl3–SnCl4 water solution. Nanophases isostructural with InOOH and SnO2 were obtained by hydrothermal reaction at 400 °C, in the molar concentration range of 0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.7; at x = 0.8 and x = 0.9 only one phase, isostructural with InOOH, was observed. Samples calcined at 500 °C with x in the range of 0.2 ≤ x ≤ 0.7 contain a nanoscaled phase isostructural with rhombohedral In2O3 and a second one isostructural with tetrahedral SnO2. At x = 0.8 and x = 0.9 only one phase isostructural with rhombohedral In2O3 appears: rhombohedral ITO phase. The determined band gap energies could recommend the rhombohedral ITO structure for visible light photocatalytic applications. The phase dynamics together with the concentration range for existence of the solid solutions in the InOOH–SnO2 and In2O3–SnO2 composite semiconducting nanoparticle systems have been evidenced and discussed. •Phase dynamics study on SnCl4–InCl3 water solution under hydrothermal conditions.•InOOH–SnO2, In2O3–SnO2 nanopowders obtained by hydrothermal and postannealing route.•In the presence of Sn4+ ions, InOOH phase goes into rhombohedral In2O3 at 500 °C.•ITO like phases based on rhombohedral In2O3 have been obtained.•Solubility limits in the InOOH–SnO2 and In2O3–SnO2 nanoparticles systems evidenced.
ISSN:0254-0584
1879-3312
DOI:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2013.11.064