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Synthesis of Na2Ti3O7 nanoparticles by sonochemical method for solid state electrolyte applications

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Na2Ti3O7 ceramic materials have been widely used in sodium-ion battery applications with relative good results; however, there are still several studies that might be carried out in the improvement of the Na2Ti3O7 properties and the overall batteries’ performance. In this direction, we used sonochemical method following a thermal treatment in order to synthetized pure phase Na2Ti3O7 nanopowders. X-ray diffraction characterization revealed that Na2Ti3O7 is the primary phase in nanopowders and ceramic sample; although, a high level of amorphization was observed in the sonicated nanopowder without heat treatment process. Nanopowder-prepared ceramic sample showed a crystallite size of 50 nm after sintering at 900 °C for 1 h. The specific surface area, pore volume, and pore size were obtained from the B.E.T. measurements, being 51 m2 g−1, 0.07 cm3 g−1, and 55 Å, respectively. The capacitance values of the nanopowder-prepared ceramic sample were in the order of microfarad. The total energy of the system was used to determine relaxation time of the sample (τ 0 = 31 ms).

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This work has been supported by the Brazilian Agencies CNPq, FINEP, FACEPE, FAPEAM, MCTI and CAPES (99999.008454/2014-00).

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  1. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. General Rodrigo Otávio, 6200, Coroado I, Manaus, Amazonas, 69077-000, Brazil

    Y. Leyet

  2. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. General Rodrigo Otávio, 6200, Coroado I, Manaus, Amazonas, 69077-000, Brazil

    Y. Leyet & F. Guerrero

  3. Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas, Av. 7 de Setembro, 1975, Centro, Manaus, AM, 69020-120, Brazil

    J. Anglada-Rivera

  4. Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. General Rodrigo Otávio, 6200, Coroado I, Manaus, AM, 69077-000, Brazil

    R. F. B. de Souza, W. R. Brito, L. Aguilera & L. A. Pocrifka

  5. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitaria, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil

    R. Peña-Garcia & E. Padrón-Hernández

  6. Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência de Materiais, Universidade Federal De Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil

    E. Padrón-Hernández

  7. ISQ- Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Av. Prof. Dr. Cavaco Silva, 2740-120, Porto Salvo, Portugal

    J. de la Cruz Pérez

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Leyet, Y., Guerrero, F., Anglada-Rivera, J. et al. Synthesis of Na2Ti3O7 nanoparticles by sonochemical method for solid state electrolyte applications. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 1315–1319 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3697-x

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