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JOURNAL OF FLUORINE CHEMISTRY
Volume 130, Issue 12, Pages 1086-1092Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2009.06.015
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Metal fluorides; AlF3; CrF3; High surface area; Nanostructure; TEM
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An overview of the main procedures for the preparation of fluorides with very high surface areas is given. Three processes are outlined: (i) plasma fluorination, (ii) sol-gel route and (iii) oxidative decomposition of inorganic precursors. From all three processes nanostructured metal fluorides with 100-400 m(2) g(-1) can be obtained. Prevention of the local overheating during fluorination seems to be the key factor to obtain the high surface area fluorides. TEM investigations of AlF3 and CrF3 obtained by oxidative decomposition revealed considerable differences in their morphologies and crystallinity. CrF3 is completely amorphous and unstable under beam. AlF3 contains an amorphous phase and nanocrystalline phases of alpha-AlF3 and beta-AlF3. Nanocrystals are uniformly distributed within the amorphous phase. Also present are the rod-like nanostructures that consist of beta-AIF(3) and are 5-10 nm wide. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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