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Structural and morphological characteristics of polycrystalline BaTiO3:Er3+, Yb3+ ceramics synthesized by the sol–gel route: influence of chelating agents

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The preparation of a co-doped BaTiO3:Er, Yb compound was investigated using alkoxide precursors. The complex alkoxide was hydrolyzed under specific conditions using chelating agents [(AcAc)H and H–(OAc)], and nano-size powders and films of perovskite compounds were obtained. The nanostructure materials were formed through nucleation-aggregation growth. Through a comparison of co-doped BaTiO3:Er, Yb compounds (with and without chelating agents), important differences in shape and size of the particles were found. In addition, the use of chelating agents during the sol–gel process allowed us to obtain optical BaTiO3:Er, Yb thin films. The results suggest that the particle size and shape can be tailored in the current system by manipulating the simultaneous use of chelating agents and the crystallization temperature. Consequently, a wide range of particle size has an effect on the crystal structures.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this work by the SIP-IPN (20090546, 20090528) and SEP-CONACYT (47279, 59408) projects. The authors would also thank Daniel Ramírez González from IPICYT for his help in the scanning electron microscopy, A. Garrido and A. Cruz for their help in the IR measurements and Juan Sergio Ramos Garza from Ecomaterials and Energy Department of UANL for BET analyses. M. García thanks to Conacyt for her scholarship grant. The invaluable technical support of Massimo Guglielmi is greatly acknowledged.

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  1. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA Unidad Altamira, Km. 14.5, Carretera Tampico-Puerto Industrial Altamira, C.P. 89600, Altamira, Tamps, Mexico

    A. García Murillo, F. J. Carrillo Romo, M. García Hernández & M. A. Domínguez Crespo

  2. Programa de Ingeniería Molecular, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Lázaro Cárdenas No. 152, C.P. 07730, Mexico D.F, Mexico

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García Murillo, A., Carrillo Romo, F.J., García Hernández, M. et al. Structural and morphological characteristics of polycrystalline BaTiO3:Er3+, Yb3+ ceramics synthesized by the sol–gel route: influence of chelating agents. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 53, 121–133 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-009-2069-0

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