Synthesis and Characterization of CeO2 Nanoparticles through Precipitation

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Synthesis and Characterization of CeO2 Nanoparticles through Precipitation

GENIER, Francielli Silva, BRITO, Gilberto Augusto de Oliveira, PINHEIRO; Christiano Jorge Gomes1.

Corresponding Author : Francielli Silva Genier,

Department of Rural Engineering, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Alegre, 29500000, Brazil.

Email ID : franci_genier@hotmail.com

Received : 2017-06-21 Accepted : 2017-07-14 Published : 2017-07-14

Abstract : Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2) have been synthesized through precipitation in aqueous medium at room temperature using cerium III nitrate hexahydrate (Ce(NO3)3·6H2O) as precursor and poly(vinylpyrrolidinone) (PVP) as surfactant. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to evaluate cluster formation and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images were obtained in order to determine the shape, average size and uniformity of the nanoparticles. The elements presented (cerium and oxygen) in the nanoparticles were confirmed through energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns indicated the formation of cerium oxide with cubic structure and lattice parameters of 5.41036 Å. Average crystallite size was found to be 5.47 nm and no other crystalline phase was detected.

Keywords : Cerium oxide, nanoparticles, precipitation, X-ray diffraction.

Citation : Francielli Silva Genier et al. (2017). Synthesis and Characterization of CeO2 Nanoparticles through Precipitation, J. of Physical and Chemical Sciences.V5I3.05. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.999699

Copyright : © 2017 Francielli Silva Genier. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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