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Solvothermal synthesis of grain size controlled nanocrystalline SnO2
Uniform nanocrystalline SnO2 with different particle sizes was prepared by a solvothermal method using SnCl4·5H2O as the starting material and ethanol as the solvent in the presence of different concentrations of HCl or KOH. The as-prepared powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), trans...
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Published in: | Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 2006-09, Vol.16 (A02), p.269-272 |
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Summary: | Uniform nanocrystalline SnO2 with different particle sizes was prepared by a solvothermal method using SnCl4·5H2O as the starting material and ethanol as the solvent in the presence of different concentrations of HCl or KOH. The as-prepared powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), thermo-gravimetry and differential thermal analysis(TG-DTA), and nitrogen BET measurements. With increasing alkalinity of the precursor solution, the crystallite size of the as-prepared SnO2 nanocrystals decreases from 7.1 nm to 3.2 nm, while the specific surface area of the as-prepared powders increases from 101 m^2/g to 195 m^2/g. When calcined at 500 ℃ for 2 h in air, the crystallite size of the as-calcined powders increases slightly (12-5.9 nm) and the specific surface area of the as-calcined powders is 42-63 m2/g. |
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ISSN: | 1003-6326 |