title: Formation and morphology of Zn(2)Ti(3)O(8) powders using hydrothermal process without dispersant agent or mineralizer.
abstract: Synthesis of Zn(2)Ti(3)O(8) powders for attenuating UVA using TiCl(4), Zn(NO(3))(2)·6H(2)O and NH(4)OH as precursor materials by hydrothermal process has been investigated. The X-ray diffractometry (XRD) results show the phases of ZnO, anatase TiO(2) and Zn(2)Ti(3)O(8) coexisted when the zinc titanate powders were calcined at 600 °C for 1 h. When calcined at 900 °C for 1 h, the XRD results reveal the existence of ZnO, Zn(2)TiO(4), rutile TiO(2) and ZnTiO(3). Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations show extensive large agglomeration in the samples. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and electron diffraction (ED) examination results indicate that ZnTiO(3) crystallites formed with a size of about 5 nm on the matrix of plate-like ZnO when calcined at 700 °C for 1 h. The calcination samples have acceptable absorbance at a wavelength of 400 nm, indicating that the zinc titanate precursor powders calcined at 700 °C for 1 h can be used as an UVA-attenuating agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 70101, Taiwan; E-Mails: N58991223@ncku.edu.tw (C.-L.W.); wshwang@mail.ncku.edu.tw (W.-S.H.).
authors.forename: Cheng-Li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Weng-Sing
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Kuo-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Horng-Huey
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Chi-Shiung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hsi
authors.forename: Hong-Hsin
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Moo-Chin
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D011208:Powders / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011208:Powders; D014025:Titanium; D015032:Zinc