Alkaline tannin assisted synthesis of β -Gd and Gd 2 O 3 nanoparticles at room temperature

In this work, we synthesized β-Gd and Gd2O3 nanoparticles through a sonic-chemical method at room temperature assisted with tannic acid as reduction agent. A structural characterization was done using diverse techniques such as HRTEM, EDX, and PXRD to identify the phases presented in the nanoparticl...

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Published in:Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Materials science & processing, 2018-01, Vol.124 (8), p.1-6
Main Authors: Perdigon-Lagunes, Pedro, Estevez, Octavio, Zorrilla, Cristina, Gomez, Alfredo, Herrera-Becerra, Raul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied physics
Biosensors
Chemical synthesis
Gadolinium
Gadolinium oxides
Materials science
Nanoparticles
Organic chemistry
Room temperature
Structural analysis
Tannic acid
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Summary:In this work, we synthesized β-Gd and Gd2O3 nanoparticles through a sonic-chemical method at room temperature assisted with tannic acid as reduction agent. A structural characterization was done using diverse techniques such as HRTEM, EDX, and PXRD to identify the phases presented in the nanoparticles. Our results suggest a plausible self-assembling mechanism. It is concluded that it is possible to synthesize lanthanide nanoparticles without burning the samples, keeping the nanostructure and size properties. These kind of nanoparticles might lead to new applications in biosensors or theranostics.
ISSN:0947-8396
1432-0630
DOI:10.1007/s00339-018-1969-7