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A New Method for Direct Preparation of Tin Dioxide Nanocomposite Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

T.A. Miller ,
S.D. Bakrania ,
C. Perez  and
M.S. Wooldridge
T.A. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125
S.D. Bakrania
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125
C. Perez
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125
M.S. Wooldridge
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125
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Abstract

In the current work, a novel combustion method is demonstrated for the direct synthesis of nanocomposite materials. Specifically doped tin dioxide (SnO2) powders were selected for the demonstration studies due to the key role SnO2 plays in semiconductor gas sensors and the strong sensitivity of doped SnO2 to nanocomposite properties. The synthesis approach combines solid and gas-phase precursors to stage the decomposition and particle nucleation processes. A range of synthesis conditions and four material systems were examined in the study: gold–tin dioxide, palladium–tin dioxide, copper–tin dioxide, and aluminum–tin dioxide. Several additive precursors were considered including four metal acetates and two pure metals. The nanocomposite materials produced were examined for morphology, phase, composition, and lattice spacing using transmission and scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffractometry, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. The results using the combustion synthesis approach indicate good control of the nanocomposite properties, such as the average SnO2 crystallite size, which ranged from 5.8 to 17 nm.

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Combustion synthesisNanoparticleSensor
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 20 , Issue 11 , November 2005 , pp. 2977 - 2987
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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