Preparation and characterization of β-BaB2O4 nanoparticles via coprecipitation

You Fu Zhou, Mao Chun Hong*, Yan Qing Xu, Bai Quan Chen, Chang Zhang Chen, Yuan Sheng Wang

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Abstract

β-BaB2O4 (β-BBO) nanoparticles have been prepared via coprecipitation using different bases (ammonium hydrogon carbonate, dimethylamine and triethylamine) as precipitants. The precursors and the resulting nanoparticles were characterized by chemical analysis, IR, XRD and TEM. Triethylamine is found to be an optimal precipitant, where the precursor can crystallize into pure β-BBO nanoparticles after annealing at 700 °C for 3 h. TEM analysis reveals that average grain size is ca. 40 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)478-484
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume276
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A1. Crystal morphology
  • A1. X-ray diffraction
  • B1. Borates
  • B1. Nanomaterials
  • B2. Nonlinear optic materials

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