Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Nanostructure,Chemical Stability and Abnormal Transformation in Ultrafine Particles of Oxidized Tin

LIN Guangming; LIU Wenhao; ZHENG Yufang   

  1. Department of Physics; Zhongshan University Guangzhou 5100275 China
  • Received:1996-06-19 Revised:1996-10-08 Published:1997-08-20 Online:1997-08-20

Abstract: Ultrafine oxidized tin particles with particle size about 6nm were prepared by inert gas condesation deposition under low oxygen pressure.
The nanostructure, hyperfine parameters and chemical stability were studied by means of TEM, XRD especially by Mossbauer spectra analysis.
Results show that, the nanostructure of particles can be divided into crystal component and disorder component. Nano-powders have high chemical
activity and can be oxidezed into stable SnO2 compound at ambient temperature. XRD measurements show, post-annealing at temperature of 300~
600℃ for 2h in air produces orthorhombic and tetragonal SnO2 phases. Orthorhombic SnO2 phase may be an intermediate phase while disorder SnO2
transforms to high temperature stable tetragonal SnO2 (rutile) under oxygen deficiency condition.

Key words: tin oxide, ultrafine particle, Mossbauer spectrum, orthorhombic SnO2 phase, hyperfine parameters