Effect of hydrothermal synthesis conditions on the morphology of ZrO2 nanoparticles
Abstract
Nanoparticles based on ZrO2 in the form of spheres, cylinders and agglomerates in the form of hollow microspheres were obtained. It is shown that the main factor influencing on the formation of nanostructures based on zirconium dioxide under hydrothermal conditions is the chemical prehistory of the starting materials. The possibility of varying the synthetic parameters to obtain a zirconia-based material with high porosity and specific surface area was shown.
Supporting agencies: We are deeply grateful to V.V. Gusarov for the attention to work. This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant 13-08-01207).
About the Authors
A. N. Bugrov
Institute of Macromolecular Compounds RAS; Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg.
O. V. Almjasheva
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”; Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg.
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Bugrov A.N., Almjasheva O.V. Effect of hydrothermal synthesis conditions on the morphology of ZrO2 nanoparticles. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2013;4(6):810-815.
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