abstract
Over the last decade, the number of publications concerning the non-aqueous sol-gel synthesis of metal oxide nanostructures has rapidly increased, as this method affords an immense variety of sizes and shapes of the products. This review highlights the versatility of non-aqueous sol-gel routes, under solvothermal conditions, to metal oxide and hybrid materials. In particular, the easier control over the reaction kinetics, compared to aqueous methods, allows to better match the reactivity between metal oxide precursors. This permits to produce complex multimetal and doped oxides at low temperature, as it is discussed in detail for the case of doped group IV metal oxides.
keywords
ORGANIC-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES; BENZYL ALCOHOL; STRUCTURAL-CHARACTERIZATION; GLYCOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ZIRCONIA NANOCRYSTALS; LAMELLAR NANOHYBRIDS; MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; LOW-TEMPERATURE; NANOSTRUCTURES
subject category
Chemistry
authors
Pucci, A; Pinna, N
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acknowledgements
This work was partially supported by the WCU (World Class University) program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (R31-10013) and FCT projects (PTDC/CTM/65667/2006) and (PTDC/CTM/098361/2008). A. Pucci is grateful for the supports of FCT (grant No. SFRH/BD/45177/2008). The authors thank Dr. G. Clavel for fruitful discussions.