Structure and Properties of Vanadium Pentoxide Gels

1984 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Livage

ABSTRACTTransition metal oxide gels can be obtained, through a polycondensation process, by acidification of aqueous solutions. Thin layers can be easily deposited onto a substrate. Their electronic and ionic properties could lead to new developments of the sol-gel process. The semiconducting properties of V2O gels can be used for antistatic coatings or electrical switching devices. These gels exhibit a lamellar structure and can be described as particle hydrates. They are fast proton conductors and could behave as a host lattice for intercalation.

2001 ◽  
Vol 260 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qifa Zhou ◽  
Qingqi Zhang ◽  
Helen Lai Wah Chan ◽  
Chung Loong Choy

1994 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 891-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Young Bae ◽  
Masaru Miyayama ◽  
Hiroaki Yanagida

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2626-2630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian G. Dixon ◽  
Myles A. Walsh ◽  
Peter G. Phillips ◽  
R. Scott Morris

Thin amorphous films of ceramic capacitor materials were successfully deposited using sol-gel chemistry onto titanium wire using a continuous, computer-controlled process. By repeatedly depositing and calcining very thin layers of material, smooth and even coats can be produced. Surface analyses revealed the layered nature of these thin coats, as well as the amorphous nature of the ceramic. The electrical properties of the better coatings, all composed of niobrium, bismuth, and zinc oxides, were then evaluated.


2013 ◽  
Vol 544 ◽  
pp. 360-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
You Hua Yu ◽  
Meng Xia ◽  
Li Li Liu ◽  
Wei Jie Wu

ZnTiO3 doped with Ni 2+ ion has been prepared at a relatively low temperature of 600°C from the precursor derived from sol-gel process using deionized water as solvent. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the doped samples exhibit a hexagonal ZnTiO3 structure. From the luminescence spectra analysis, the introduction of Ni2+ ions into ZnTiO3 results in novel luminescent properties. And the relative intensity of the bands varies with the concentration of Ni2+ ions. It is demonstrated that the Ni2+ ion has taken the place of Zn2+ ion in the host lattice of ZnTiO3.


2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeng Aixiang ◽  
Xiong Weihao ◽  
Wang Caifang ◽  
Zhou Qionghua

Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane Giesriegl ◽  
Jakob Blaschke ◽  
Shaghayegh Naghdi ◽  
Dominik Eder

In this work, we employed a step-by-step sol-gel process to controllably deposit ultra-thin layers of SiO2 on anatase nanoparticles in the range between 0 and 1 nm. The deposition was confirmed by TEM, EDX, and ATR-FTIR (e.g., Ti-O-Si band at 960 cm-1). Zeta potential measurements unravelled a continuous change in surface charge density with increasing silica shell thickness. The photocatalysts were evaluated towards adsorption and degradation of positively-charged and negatively-charged dyes (methylene blue, methyl orange) under UV illumination. The growth mechanism follows the Stranski–Krastanov model with three thickness regimes: (a) Flat islands (first step), (b) mono/bilayers (second/third step), and (c) regular thick films (fourth/fifth step). The results suggest different rate limiting processes for these regimes: (a) For the thinnest scenario, acidic triple-phase boundaries (TPBs) increase the activity for both dyes with their accessibility being the rate limiting step; (b) for continuous mono/bilayers, dye adsorption on the negatively-charged SiO2 shells becomes the rate liming step, which leads to a stark increase in activity for the positively-charged MB and a decrease for MO; (c) for thicker shells, the activity decreases for both dyes and is limited by the charge transport through the isolating shells.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanislav Kurajica

Metal alkoxides are the most commonly used sol-gel process precursors. Most<br /> alkoxides show excessive reactivity towards water. That leads to rapid hydrolysis, metal<br /> hydroxide formation, and immediate precipitation. The reactivity of alkoxides can be<br /> reduced by modification with chelation agents. Chelation influences the gelation process,<br /> which is reflected in gel structure and properties of the final material. In this short review,<br /> the chelation process, the oligomerization phenomena, and the influence of the chelating agent on the gel structure are discussed. Peculiarities of the use of FTIR and NMR, as methods particularly suitable for the investigation of chelation process, are described taking ethyl acetoacetate as an example.


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