Beyond soft chemistry - bulk and surface modifications of polycrystalline lepidocrocite titanate induced by post-synthesis thermal treatment

作者:Maluangnont Tosapol*; Chanlek Narong; Suksawad Thiti****; Tonket Nisarat; Saikhamdee Panwarot; Sukkha Usa; Vittayakorn Naratip
来源:Dalton Transactions, 2017, 46(41): 14277-14285.
DOI:10.1039/c7dt03092d

摘要

While the soft chemistry of layered alkali metal oxides is adequately understood, the effect of the post synthesis thermal treatment on their structure, composition, and properties has been underexplored. In this article, we thoroughly investigated the bulk and surface modifications of K0.8M0.4Ti1.6O4 (M = Ni, Cu, Zn) lepidocrocite titanate thermally treated within 200 degrees C above its synthetic temperature under air. This practice was typically employed in e.g., specimen fabrication for physical property measurements. We observed the expansion of the interlayer distance (b/2) accompanied by a reduction in layer charge density. These findings can be explained by the deintercalation of interlayer K+ ions and the loss of intra layer Ti, M, and O species. Meanwhile, the enrichment of potassium and carbonate on the surfaces was evident. The slight differences in dielectric properties of the pellets thermally treated at different temperatures were attributed to the combination of bulk and surface modifications. At 10(3) Hz and RT -250 degrees C, the maximum dielectric constants epsilon '(max) of similar to 10(4) with the dielectric loss (tan delta) similar to 0.9-1.5 were obtained for K0.8Zn0.4Ti1.6O4.

  • 出版日期2017-11-7