A Novel Solvothermal Route to Nanocrystalline Sn₄P₃ with Red Phosphorous as Raw Material

Abstract:

Nanocrystalline tin phosphide Sn₄P₃ was synthesized from red phosphorus and tin chloride SnCl₂2H₂O by a low temperature (200°C) solvothermal reaction in ethanolamine for only 10 hours. The important parameters of solvothermal processmolar ratio of initial components (P/Sn), temperature and duration were investigated. The phase, composition and morphology of the products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The ideal solvothermal conditions to synthesize pure and nanocrystallined Sn4P3 were summarized in this work.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 704)
• Pages: 241-245
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.704.241
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Xiang Huang, Jiao Jiao Sun, He Huang, Bo Wang
• Keywords: Nanoparticle, Red Phosphorus, Sn₄P₃, Solvothermal, Tin Phosphide

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