abstract
The "benzyl alcohol route" was extended for the synthesis of various metal phosphate nanocrystals. The proposed one pot reaction leads to narrocrystalline titanium, zirconium, vanadium, yttrium and lanthanide phosphates at a yield above 90%. The synthesized particles are characterized by a high crystallinity and a small size distribution. (C) 2009 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
keywords
SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS; LIQUID-PHASE SYNTHESIS; OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; NONAQUEOUS SYNTHESIS; VANADIUM PHOSPHATE; LAPO4-RE RE; CE; LUMINESCENCE; PHOSPHONATES; PARTICLES
subject category
Chemistry; Engineering
authors
Willinger, MG; Clavel, G; Di, WH; Pinna, N
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Groups
Projects
RMNE-UA-National Network of Electron Microscopy (REDE/1509/RME/2005 )
Functionalised Advanced Materials and Engineering of Hybrids and Ceramics - FAME (FAME)
acknowledgements
Sonia S. Nobre and Rute A. S. Ferreira from CICECO, University of Aveiro, are acknowledged for help with emission spectroscopy and quantum yield measurements. W. Di is grateful for the supports of FCT (grant No. SFRH/BPD/4088112007). Financial support from FAME network of excellence and WCU (World Class University) program through the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (4002008-0230) is acknowledged. The authors acknowledge the RNME, FCT Project: REDE/1509/RME/2005.