title: Detailed characterization of hydrothermally synthesized SnO2 nanoparticles.
abstract: 3-4 nm of SnO2 nanoparticles having uniform spherical shape were successfully synthesized using a hydrothermal method. The hydrothermal method has many advantages over other methods of preparing nanoparticles (such as sol-gel, solid state, and chemical precipitation), because there is no need for calcination and milling steps. The particles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, pore size diamater analysis, transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscope analysis, Raman spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermogravimetric analysis. The results confirm that SnO2 nano powders are homogeneous, nano scale, and of high crystalline quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, 06100 Beşevler-Ankara/Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuğrul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yumak
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinağ