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Controlled synthesis of SnO2 with hierarchical Micro/Nano structure

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Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences

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Preparing SnO2 with hierarchical micro/nano structures by hydrothermal, coordination, templating and electrochemical deposition methods and their mechanisms are investigated. The result shows that the echinus-like SnO2 prepared by Method 1 is a typical Ostwald mechanism that develops from internally to externally. The cabbage-like SnO2 by Method 2 is produced with oxalic acid as complexing agent to set-up precursor of SnO2, and then precursors are bocked around the body that is around the body being bocked. The nest-like SnO2 by Method 3 is controlled by citric acid as coordinator for the nucleation as well as the grow rate and setup process. Spongy-like SnO2 by Method 4 is produced using PST as template, PST is be infiltered into SnO2 precursor by gravity and capillary and treated thermally to form a multiporous structure. The petal-like SnO2 by Method 5 is formed with crystal deposition emergence due to oxidation-reduction reactions of two electrodes in an electric field. XRD analyses shows that the five results are all pure phase SnO2. It provides basic data for SnO2 industrial application.

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    Li Hua, Zhujun Fang, Ming Li, Jie Cheng, Qing Huang, Lianshen Duan & Yujiao Shao

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Foundation item: Supported by fund of the Excellent Science & Technology Innovate Team Program for Young and Middle-aged Talents in University of Hubei Province (T201225), Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Anti-Cancer Active Substance Purification and Application, The Second Excellent Teacher Team of Hubei University of Education (2012K203)

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Hua, L., Fang, Z., Li, M. et al. Controlled synthesis of SnO2 with hierarchical Micro/Nano structure. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 19, 93–105 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-014-0984-6

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