Growth of single crystalline dendritic Li sub(2SiO) sub(3) arrays from LiNO sub(3 and mesoporous SiO) sub(2)

A solution based wet chemistry approach has been developed for synthesizing Li sub(2SiO) sub(3) using LiNO sub(3 and mesoporous silica as starting materials at 550 degree C. A reaction path where NO and O) sub(2) are formed as side-products is proposed. The crystals synthesized exhibit dendritic gro...

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Published in:Journal of solid state chemistry 2011-07, Vol.184 (7), p.1735-1739
Main Authors: Cordoba, Jose M, Ballem, Mohamed A, Johansson, Emma M, Oden, Magnus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrays
Crystal structure
Crystals
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Silicon dioxide
Trunks
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Summary:A solution based wet chemistry approach has been developed for synthesizing Li sub(2SiO) sub(3) using LiNO sub(3 and mesoporous silica as starting materials at 550 degree C. A reaction path where NO and O) sub(2) are formed as side-products is proposed. The crystals synthesized exhibit dendritic growth where the as-prepared nanodendrite is a typical 1-fold nanodendrite composed of one several microns long and some tenth of nanometers wide trunk with small branches, which are several hundreds of nanometers long and up to 70 nm in diameter. The effect of the structure of the mesoporous silica for the final morphology is discussed.
ISSN:0022-4596
DOI:10.1016/j.jssc.2011.05.003