Sol-gel formation of γ-Fe2O3/SiO2 nanocomposites
| Autor: | G Piccaluga, S Solinas, María del Puerto Morales, Carlos J. Serna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Nanocomposite
Molar concentration Materials science Polymers and Plastics Silica gel Inorganic chemistry Metals and Alloys Iron oxide Nanoparticle Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Chemical engineering Phase (matter) Ceramics and Composites Sol-gel Magnetite |
| Zdroj: | Acta Materialia. 49:2805-2811 |
| ISSN: | 1359-6454 |
| Popis: | Fe 2 O 3 –SiO 2 nanocomposites with Fe/Si molar concentrations ranging between 0.25 and 0.57 were prepared by the sol-gel route. Tetraethoxysilane and iron(III) nitrate solution in ethanol were mixed and the hydrolysis reaction was promoted by the hydration water of the salt. The sols were gelated in air and then treated at 400°C for 4 h. The effect of the gelation process on the formation of the final nanocomposites has been investigated by studing different factors, such as temperature and surface of evaporation/volume ratio of the sol. Nanoparticles of γ and/or α iron oxide phase of different size were obtained in the silica matrix depending on the gelation conditions and on the later heat treatments. γ-Fe 2 O 3 –SiO 2 nanocomposites were obtained only when organic material was present into the pores of the gel silica matrix supporting their formation through a magnetite phase. At temperatures >400°C, the γ-phase begins to transform to the α-phase. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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