Hydrothermal preparation of boehmite-doped AgCl nanocubes and their characterization

• A simple hydrothermal route to the preparation of the boehmite-doped AgCl nanocubes using AgNO3,AlCl3 center dot 6H(2)O and NaOH at 200 degrees C for 24 h is reported. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), UV-vis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential thermal analysis (DTA). FE-SEM and TEM micrographs showed that the obtained boehmite-doped AgCl had nanocube-like morphology. The influence of heating temperature on the phase, microstructure, morphology, and thermal stability of the products were also investigated. UV-visible results indicated that the absorption edge moved to higher wavelength with the increasing heating temperature. These materials would be a promising material for photocatalyst applications.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Oorganisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Inorganic Chemistry (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Microstructure

Nanomaterials

AgCl

Hydrothermal

Nanocubes

NATURAL SCIENCES

NATURVETENSKAP

Inorganic chemistry

Oorganisk kemi

Kemi med inriktning mot oorganisk kemi

Chemistry with specialization in Inorganic Chemistry

Publikations- och innehållstyp

ref (ämneskategori)

art (ämneskategori)