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Structure and optical property changes of Nb\(_{2}\)O\(_{5}\) particles by Q-switched laser pulses in water

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Monoclinic H-type Nb\(_{2}\)O\(_{5}\) powders subjected to Q-switched laser pulses in water were characterized by X-ray/electron diffraction and optical spectroscopy to have a significant optical property change with accompanied transformation into orthorhombic T-, pseudohexagonal TT-type and an amorphous phase. The T-Nb\(_{2}\)O\(_{5}\) nanoparticles were (100), (010), (001) and (\(\overline{2} \)01) faceted and commonly in oriented intergrowth with TT-type or amorphized domains retaining the polymerized block units of the relic H-type. Such multiple-phase nanoparticles were hydrogenated and densified to modify Raman and FTIR bands and to show visible absorptions corresponding to a broad minimum band gap of 2.3–2.8 eV for potential opto-catalytic and electrochromic applications.

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Acknowledgments

We thank B.C. Lin for some early PLA runs and the anonymous referees for their constructive comments. This research was supported by the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at NSYSU and partly by National Science Council, Taiwan, ROC.

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    Jing-Yi Liang, Chao-Hsien Wu, Yuyuan Zheng & Pouyan Shen

  2. Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 84001, Taiwan, ROC

    Shuei-Yuan Chen

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a SEM of the starting H-Nb\(_{2}\)O\(_{5}\) powder ranging from submicron (dotted circle) to micron size (solid circle) which have well-developed (101) surface and planar defects as revealed by b TEM BFI

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Raman spectrum of starting Nb\(_{2}\)O\(_{5}\) powder having vibration mode assignments after McConnell et al [26]

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Optical photos showing color of the colloidal Nb\(_{2}\)O\(_{5}\) suspension before (left panel) and after PLA in a DI water, b NaCl-saturated water

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Liang, JY., Wu, CH., Zheng, Y. et al. Structure and optical property changes of Nb\(_{2}\)O\(_{5}\) particles by Q-switched laser pulses in water. Appl. Phys. A 115, 1429–1438 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-013-8059-7

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