Hydrothermal synthesis of transition metal oxide nanomaterials in HEPES buffer solution |
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Authors: | Hui Li |
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Affiliation: | Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education and School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430073, PR China |
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Abstract: | Various transition metal oxide (Co3O4, Mn3O4 and ZnO) nanostructures were readily synthesized in HEPES buffer solution (200 mmol/L, pH 7.40) via a simple hydrothermal method. The products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). It was found that the morphologies of the as-obtained transition metal oxide nanostructures were affected by the reaction temperature, HEPES/metal salt molar ratio and metal precursor. HEPES with two free nitrogen atoms (piperazine group) and terminal hydroxyl groups plays a critical role as a reactant and surfactant to prevent the transition metal oxide nanomaterials from aggregation. |
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Keywords: | Nanomaterials Microstructure HEPES buffer Transition metal oxide Hydrothermal |
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