Antimony Tin Oxide (ATO) Nanoparticle Formation from H2O2 Solutions: a New Generic Film Coating from Basic Solutions

作者:Sladkevich Sergey; Mikhaylov Alexey A; Prikhodchenko Petr V*; Tripol'skaya Tatiana A; Lev Ovadia
来源:Inorganic Chemistry, 2010, 49(20): 9110-9112.
DOI:10.1021/ic1015862

摘要

A generic method for conductive film coating of minerals and acid-sensitive materials by antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) is introduced. The coating was performed from a hydrogen peroxide stabilized stannate and antimonate precursor solution. This is the first demonstration of ATO coating from an organic ligand-free solution. Uniform coating of different clays and other irregular configurations by monosized 5 nm ATO particles was demonstrated. The deposition mechanism and the observed preference for mineral surface coating over homogeneous agglomeration of the tin oxide particles are explained by a hydrogen peroxide capping mechanism and hydrogen bonding of the hydroperoxo nanoparticles to the H2O2-activated mineral surfaces.