Effects of raw materials on NaNbO3 nanocube synthesis via the solvothermal method
Effects of raw materials on NaNbO3 nanocube synthesis via the solvothermal method
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DOI:
10.1080/21870764.2018.1559913
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发表时间:
2019-01-02
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Kakihana, Masato
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作者:
Nakashima, Kouichi;Toshima, Yasuharu;Kakihana, Masato
A nanocube is a single nanoscale crystal with a cubic shape. Raw materials are an important factor in determining the synthesis of nanocubes. In this study, we investigated various niobium compounds that serve as raw materials, each inducing different effects during nanocube synthesis. Perovskite sodium niobate (NaNbO3) nanocubes were synthesized using a two-step process. The first step in this process, synthesis of the raw materials, was followed by solvothermal synthesis of NaNbO3 nanocubes. The raw material for the first step was obtained by applying heat treatment to a precursor following Nb hydrolysis. The heat treatment was performed at temperatures of 300-1000 degrees C. Nb2O5 was obtained after heat treatment of its precursor, during which its crystalline system morphed into hexagonal, orthorhombic, and monoclinic systems with respective increases in temperature. For the second step, we obtained various NaNbO3 morphologies via the solvothermal method using water, methanol, or ethanol as a reaction medium. NaNbO3 nanocubes were formed by applying the solvothermal method to the synthesized precursor during heat treatment at 800 degrees C. Solvothermal synthesis was performed with methanol as the reaction medium at 200 degrees C, which resulted in the formation of NaNbO3 nanocubes.