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Effect of triethanolamine chelating agent on crystallinities, phase purities, and optical properties of zinc aluminate spinel synthesized by thermal decomposition

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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 48, Issue 6, Pages 8186-8195

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.12.021

Keywords

Zinc aluminate; Triethanolamine; Phase control; Crystal structure; Optical properties

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The study focused on the successful preparation of high crystallinity and purity ZnAl2O4 via thermal decomposition of the metal complex precursor using triethanolamine (TEA) as the additive and chelating agent. The results showed that the ZnAl2O4 powders derived from this method are superior in terms of crystallinity, phase purity, and optical properties compared to those without using TEA.
Zinc aluminates form a niche class of ceramics, which are useful in various applications, including photoelectronic devices, catalysts, and high efficacy optical materials. Selecting appropriate starting precursors is the key impertive to control synthetic parameters in ceramics syntheses for the improvement of phase purity and corresponding physicochemical properties. The current study reports the successful preparation of high crystallinity and purity of ZnAl2O4 via thermal decomposition of the metal complex precursor using triethanolamine (TEA) as the additive and chelating agent. The effects of calcination temperatures and the existence of TEA on the formation of the desired ZnAl2O4 and the suppression of ZnO impurity are thoroughly investigated. Herein, the correlation between the in-depth analysis of the thermal decomposition profile of the mixed metal-TEA precursor and the characteristic features of the obtained ZnAl2O4 product are highlighted. The variation of optical bandgap energy of the derived materials by controlling the structural defects via a variation of synthetic parameters is explored. The obtained results show strong evidence that the ZnAl2O4 powders derived from the thermal decomposition of the mixed metal-TEA precursor are superior in terms of crystallinity, phase purity, and optical properties to those without using the TEA chelating agent.

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