A room-temperature synthesis of titanium nitride hollow spheres.
Titanium nitride hollow spheres were synthesized by the reaction of TiCl4 and NaNH2 at room temperature. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) pattern could be indexed as cubic TiN with the lattice constants of a = 4.236 A. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed hollow spheres with diameter about 200 nm. A possible formation mechanism of TiN hollow spheres was discussed.
Chen
Luyang
L
Department of Chemistry and Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
Gu
Yunle
Y
Shi
Liang
L
Ma
Jianhua
J
Yang
Zeheng
Z
Qian
Yitai
Y
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008956:Models, Chemical; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C041500:titanium nitride; C025096:titanium tetrachloride; D014025:Titanium