Effects of particle size, shape and crystal structure on the formation energy of Schottky vacancies in free-standing metal nanoparticles: A model study

2011 ◽  
Vol 406 (20) ◽  
pp. 3777-3780 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Delavari H. ◽  
H.R. Madaah Hosseini ◽  
A. Simchi
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Formation Energy ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Model Study

VACANCY MECHANISM OF MELTING AND SURFACE ROUGHENING OF METAL NANOPARTICLES

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (30) ◽  
pp. 1250167
Author(s):  
P. V. BORISYUK ◽  
M. A. PUSHKIN ◽  
I. V. TRONIN ◽  
V. I. TROYAN ◽  
O. S. VASILIEV
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Shear Modulus ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Spherical Particle ◽  
Formation Energy ◽  
Surface Roughening ◽  
Vacancy Mechanism ◽  
Vacancy Clusters

Within the limits of the uniform approach with the assistance of the vacancy mechanism the description of melting and surface roughening of both free nanoparticles and nanoparticles deposited on the surface of solid body under conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium is offered. Surface roughening of a spherical particle is represented as a phase transition in vacancy subsystem, in which supersaturation is formed by reducing the particle size. It is shown that interaction between vacancies result in to the unification of vacancies on a surface in vacancy clusters, that can be regarded as the appearance of a surface roughness of nanoparticles. It is shown that increasing concentration of vacancies caused by the modification of effective vacancy formation energy with decreasing sizes of nanoparticles result into a modification of shear modulus of material. By vanishing the shear modulus (Born criteria of melting) the dependence of temperature of fusion of nanoparticles of different metals on radius was determined.

Microstructure Characterization of Ag Nanoparticles Prepared by Hydrothermal Method

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 1138-1141
Author(s):  
Zhi Qiang Wei ◽  
Qiang Wei ◽  
Li Gang Liu ◽  
Hua Yang ◽  
Xiao Juan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Hydrothermal Method ◽  
Ag Nanoparticles ◽  
Average Particle Size ◽  
Average Particle ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
Selected Area Electron Diffraction ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Face Centered

Ag nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method under the polyol system combined with traces of sodium chloride, Silver nitrate(AgNO3) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) acted as the silver source and dispersant respectively. The samples by this process were characterized via X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) adsorption equation, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the corresponding selected area electron diffraction (SAED) to determine the chemical composition, particle size, crystal structure and morphology. The experiment results indicate that the crystal structure of the samples is face centered cubic (FCC) structure as same as the bulk materials, The specific surface area is 24 m2/g, the particle size distribution ranging from10 to 50 nm, with an average particle size about 26 nm obtained by TEM and confirmed by XRD and BET results.

scholarly journals Synthesis of magnesium carbonate hydrate from natural talc

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 951-961
Author(s):  
Qiuju Chen ◽  
Tao Hui ◽  
Hongjuan Sun ◽  
Tongjiang Peng ◽  
Wenjin Ding
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Crystal Morphology ◽  
Magnesium Carbonate ◽  
Organic Additives ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Morphological Transformation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Carbonation Process

AbstractVarious morphologies of magnesium carbonate hydrate had been synthesized without using any organic additives by carefully adjusting the reaction temperature and time during the talc carbonation process. At lower temperatures, magnesium carbonate hydrate was prone to display needle-like morphology. With the further increase of the carbonation temperature, the sheet-like crystallites became the preferred morphology, and at higher aging temperatures, these crystallites tended to assemble into layer-like structures with diverse morphologies, such as rose-like particles and nest-like structure. The reaction time had no effect on the crystal morphology, but it affected the particle size and situation of the crystal growth. X-Ray diffraction results showed that these various morphologies were closely related to their crystal structure and compositions. The needle-like magnesium carbonate hydrate had a formula of MgCO3·3H2O, whereas with the morphological transformation from needle-like to sheet-like, rose-like, and nest-like structure, their corresponding compositions also changed from MgCO3·3H2O to 4MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·8H2O, 4MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·5H2O, and 4MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·4H2O.

scholarly journals Immobilization of Pt nanoparticles on hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile-based nanofiber paper

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon Yeol Kwon ◽  
EunJu Ra ◽  
Dong Geon Jung ◽  
Seong Ho Kong
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Uniform Distribution ◽  
Pt Nanoparticles ◽  
Electrochemical Activity ◽  
Aggregate Formation ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Pt Electrode ◽  
Catalytic Current ◽  
Nucleation Sites ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

AbstractThe electrochemical activity of catalysts strongly depends on the uniform distribution of monodisperse Pt nanoparticles without aggregates. Here, we propose a new hydrolysis-assisted smearing method for Pt loading on a free-standing paper-type electrode. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based nanofiber paper was used as the electrode, and it acted as a Pt support. Hydrolysis of the electrode tripled the number of active nucleation sites for Pt adsorption on the PAN nanofibers, thereby significantly enhancing the wettability of the nanofibers. This facilitated the uniform distribution of Pt nanoparticles without aggregate formation up to 40 wt% (about 0.8 mg/cm2) with a particle size of about 3 nm. The catalytic current of the hydrolyzed Pt electrode in CH3OH/H2SO4 solution exceeded 213 mA/cm2 Pt mg, which was considerably greater than the current was 148 mA/cm2 Pt mg for an unhydrolyzed electrode.

Fabrication of Nanostructured Fe-Co Alloy Powders by Hydrogen Reduction and Its Magnetic Properties

2007 ◽  
Vol 534-536 ◽  
pp. 1389-1392
Author(s):  
Young Jung Lee ◽  
Baek Hee Lee ◽  
Gil Su Kim ◽  
Kyu Hwan Lee ◽  
Young Do Kim
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Nanostructured Materials ◽  
Hydrogen Reduction ◽  
Internal Strain ◽  
Oxide Powder ◽  
Powder Mixtures ◽  
Effect Of Microstructure

Magnetic properties of nanostructured materials are affected by the microstructures such as grain size (or particle size), internal strain and crystal structure. Thus, it is necessary to study the synthesis of nanostructured materials to make significant improvements in their magnetic properties. In this study, nanostructured Fe-20at.%Co and Fe-50at.%Co alloy powders were prepared by hydrogen reduction from the two oxide powder mixtures, Fe2O3 and Co3O4. Furthermore, the effect of microstructure on the magnetic properties of hydrogen reduced Fe-Co alloy powders was examined using XRD, SEM, TEM, and VSM.

Effect of Iron Substitution on Structure and Optical Properties of Nanocrystalline CaTiO3

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bandyopadhyay ◽  
S. Mondal ◽  
M. Pal ◽  
Umapada Pal ◽  
M. Pal
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Iron Concentration ◽  
Rietveld Analysis ◽  
Exothermic Peak ◽  
Optical And Electrical Properties ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Chemical Route ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Soft Chemical Route

Nanocrystalline CaTiO3 powders doped with Fe2O3 have been prepared using a soft chemical route. Precipitation of CaTiO3 nanocrystals has been studied by monitoring the exothermic peak in their DSC spectra. The crystal growth temperature of the samples depends on the concentration of iron. Surface morphology, crystal structure, optical and electrical properties of the nanostructures are investigated. X-ray diffraction study shows that the as-prepared powders are amorphous in nature and CaTiO3 phase formation starts at around 500 0C. Rietveld analysis revealed that the particle size of iron substituted CaTiO3 is in nanometer range. Optical bandgap of the nanostructures varies from 4.3 to 3.7 eV for the variation of iron concentration from 0.05 to 0.2 mole %.

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