TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrafast Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Mesoporous SnO(2) and Its Characterization
AU - Sathyaseelan, B
AU - Anand, C
AU - Mano, A
AU - Zaidi, Syed Mohammed Javaid
AU - Jayavel, R
AU - Sivakumar, K
AU - Ariga, K
AU - Vinu, A
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - SnO(2) was prepared by a high temperature microwave assisted process using a low cost polymeric surfactant, poly(ethylene glycol). The obtained material has been characterized by several sophisticated techniques such as XRD, nitrogen adsorption, HRTEM, UV-Vis DRS, HRSEM and photoluminescence. The characterization results reveal that the obtained material exhibits a high surface area with a spherical morphology, crystalline walls and narrow mesopores. In addition, microwave process requires only a short time for the formation of nnesoporous SnO(2). SnO(2) with no porous structure was obtained when hydrothermal technique was used. We also found that the band gap of the mesoporous SnO(2) is much smaller than that of the nonporous bulk SnO(2) and showed excellent photoluminescent properties.
AB - SnO(2) was prepared by a high temperature microwave assisted process using a low cost polymeric surfactant, poly(ethylene glycol). The obtained material has been characterized by several sophisticated techniques such as XRD, nitrogen adsorption, HRTEM, UV-Vis DRS, HRSEM and photoluminescence. The characterization results reveal that the obtained material exhibits a high surface area with a spherical morphology, crystalline walls and narrow mesopores. In addition, microwave process requires only a short time for the formation of nnesoporous SnO(2). SnO(2) with no porous structure was obtained when hydrothermal technique was used. We also found that the band gap of the mesoporous SnO(2) is much smaller than that of the nonporous bulk SnO(2) and showed excellent photoluminescent properties.
M3 - Article
SN - 1533-4880
JO - Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
JF - Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
ER -