Fabrication and Characterization of Barium Doped Ceria Nanopowders by a Solvothermal Processing

Abstract:

Ba doped CeO₂ nanopowders were prepared under mild temperature and pressure conditions by precipitation from metal nitrates with aqueous ammonium hydroxide. Spherical Ba doped CeO₂ nanopowders were obtained with reaction at the temperature range of 210°C to 230°C for 6 h. The average size of the synthesized Ba doped CeO₂ powders were below 10 nm and its distribution was narrow. The XRD pattern showed that the synthesized Ba doped CeO₂ powders were crystalline with cubic phase of CeO2. This study has shown that the synthesis of Ba doped CeO2 nanopowders is possible under mild temperature and pressure conditions in ethylene gylcol solution. The effects of synthesis parameters, such as the solvent ratio of starting solution, pH of starting solution, reaction temperature and time, are discussed.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 868)
• Pages: 84-88
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.868.84
• Online since: August 2016
• Authors: Dae Han Lee, Dong Sik Bae*
• Keywords: Barium Doped Ceria, Nanoparticles, Solvothermal Process

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