One-step flame method for the synthesis of coated composite nanoparticles
Abstract
A simple in situ flame coating method has been developed by designing a new type of coflow diffusion flame burner having a sliding unit. The sliding unit was shown to be very effective in finding a right position where the precursor for coating layer should meet with core particles. SiO2-coated TiO2 nanoparticles were first prepared and whether most surfaces of particles were coated was examined by both direct observation of particles through a transmission electron microscope and Zeta potential measurements. Mean core sizes varied from 28 to 109 nm and mean coating thickness was about 2.4 nm for silica-coated titania particles. By simply changing chemical precursors, we demonstrated that SiO2-coated SnO2, SnO2-coated TiO2, SiO2-SnO2-coated TiO2 nanoparticles could be also synthesized.
- Publication:
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Journal of Nanoparticle Research
- Pub Date:
- October 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11051-009-9596-z
- Bibcode:
- 2009JNR....11.1767S
- Keywords:
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- Flame method;
- Aerosol coating;
- Coated particles;
- Composite particles