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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 39, Issue -, Pages S405-S408Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.10.103
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Calcination; Sol-gel processes; Perovskite; Nanocrystalline
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In this research a sol-gel combustion route has been presented to synthesize strontium titanate (SrTiO3:ST) nanocrystalline, using citric acid as fuel. The synthesis procedure was optimized by systematically varying the molar ratios of total metal nitrate to citric acid (MN:CA) from 1:1 to 1:3. The effect was investigated through XRD, SEM and TEM analysis. Analysis of XRD spectrum shows the complete of SrTiO3 nanocrystalline, however, a minor phase of SrCO3 impurity was found. Hence, an acid treatment process, with 1 mol/l HNO3 solution and deionized water, was applied to remove the impurity. The results show that the appropriate condition to prepare the single phase nanocrystalline SrTiO3 powders is MN:CA molar ratio of 1:3, coupled with an acid treatment process and at the lower calcination temperature of 500 degrees C. The particle size of powders was in nanometer ranges. The average crystallite size calculated from FWHM was about 23 nm. Morphology of powders was identified by SEM analysis. However, TEM estimated the average particle size about 7.5 nm after applying an acid treatment technique at 600 degrees C. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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