Synthesis of Vanadium Oxide Nanoparticles obtained by the decomposition of peroxide

Author(s)

Waldir Avansi Junior

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Carlos.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC/BT)
• Defense date: 2010-09-29

Examining board members

Valmor Roberto Mastelaro; Fritz Cavalcante Huguenin; Adilson Jesus Aparecido de Oliveira; Sidney José Lima Ribeiro; Valtencir Zucolotto

• Advisor: Valmor Roberto Mastelaro

Abstract

The use of new routes for nanostructured materials synthesis has lead to materials with new properties and applications. This PhD project aimed to realize the synthesis and the characterization of vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles obtained by peroxide decomposition using the hydrothermal treatment. By controlling synthesis time and temperature it was possible to achieve vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles with different crystalline phases and orphologies. The results of Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the hydrothermal treatment of the solution at temperatures up to 180oC for two hours leads to formation of the V2O5nH2O monoclinic phase with a preferential orientation on 00l direction. From this temperature on the material obtained began to present the orthorhombic phase misleading its preferential orientation. Through thermogravimetry (TG) measurements it was seen that depending on the synthesis condition the samples contains different amounts of water molecules (H2O) interleaved in their structure. Images of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that the V2O5nH2O compound could have different morphologies such as ribbons, wires and rods. From X-Ray Absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements, it was observed the presence of V4+ ions in the monoclinic phase samples, which was not observed on orthorhombic structure samples. Through the XAS technique was also observed that the orthorhombic structure samples have a lower degree of disorder around the vanadium atom. Regarding the growth mechanism of these nanostructures, it was possible to verify that has been a wide growth which can be explained by the mechanism denominated Oriented Attachment (OA). Finally, through vanadium peroxide decomposition vanadates compounds containing Na+ cation in its structure were carried out. (AU)