Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 2413-2420Publisher
AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3524
Keywords
Nano-Hematite; Chemical Synthesis; Optical Properties; Ultraviolet Radiation; In Vitro SPF/PF-UVA Tests
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Hematite nanoparticles were synthesized for ultraviolet filtration application by the precipitation method followed by calcination at different temperatures. A range of crystallite sizes between 37 and 85 nm (as determined by the Scherrer formula) was obtained, according to the temperature used for the calcination. An increase in the absorbance with increasing crystallite size was observed over the whole ultraviolet B and A range. The experimental band gap was 2.94 eV for the sample calcined at 500 degrees C and 3.08 eV for the sample calcined at 300 degrees C. The in vitro sun protection factor and protection factor-ultraviolet A of a water-in-oil emulsion made with the sample calcined at 500 degrees C as active ingredient were 9.21 and 8.81, respectively, which is higher than the protection factor-ultraviolet A values obtained for titanium dioxide and zinc oxide at the same mass concentration. The emulsion was found to be photostable.
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