Effect of Ethylene Glycol: Citric Acid Molar Ratio and pH on the Morphology, Vibrational, Optical and Electronic Properties of TiO₂ and CuO Powders Synthesized by Pechini Method.

ABSTRACT: High-purity TiO₂ and CuO powders were synthesized by the Pechini method, an inexpensive and easy-to-implement procedure to synthetize metal oxides. The variables of synthesis were the ethylene glycol:citric acid molar ratio and the pH. High reproducibility of the anatase and tenorite phase was obtained for all synthesis routes. The degree of purity of the powders was confirmed by XRD, FTIR, UV-Vis absorption and XPS spectra. SEM and TEM images revealed the powders are composed of micrometer grains that can have a spherical shape (only in the TiO₂) or formed by a non-compacted nanocrystalline conglomerate. FTIR spectra only displayed vibrational modes associating TiO₂ and CuO with nanoparticle behavior. UV-Vis absorption spectra revealed the values of maximu

SUBMITTER: Vargas-Urbano MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9369947 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature