title: Sonochemical-assisted synthesis of nano-structured indium(III) hydroxide and oxide.
abstract: In(OH)(3) and In(2)O(3) nano-structures have been synthesized from the reaction of In(CH(3)COO)(3) and sodium hydroxide by a sonochemical method. The effects of reaction conditions, such as the concentration of the In(3+) ion, aging time and power of the ultrasonic device have been investigated. The In(2)O(3) and In(OH)(3) nano-structures were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and Energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14155-4838, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Sadegh Yazdan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Parast
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morsali
mesh_terms: D006878:Hydroxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007204:Indium / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; C532468:indium(III) hydroxide; D007204:Indium; C047711:indium oxide