Phase‐pure [NiO]0.5[Al2O3]0.5spinel nanoparticles (NPs) with limited aggregation were obtained via liquid‐feed flame spray pyrolysis (LF‐FSP) by combusting metalloorganic precursor solutions. Thereafter “chocolate chip‐like” Nix[NiO0.5‐x][Al2O3]0.5nanoparticles consisting of primary [NiO0.5‐x][Al2O3]0.5particles with average particle sizes of 40‐60 nm decorated with Ni metal particles (<10 nm in diameter) dispersed on the surface were synthesized by heat treating the spinel NPs at 800°C/7 h in flowing 5% H2:N2100 mL/min in a fluidized bed reactor. The synthesized materials were characterized using TEM, XRD, FTIR, and TGA/DTA. The Ni depleted areas consist primarily of γ‐Al2O3. The Ni content (800°C) was determined by TGA to be ≈11.3 wt.% based on TGA oxidation behavior. The successful synthesis of such nanocomposites with limited aggregation on a high temperature support provides a facile route to synthesize well‐defined NP catalysts. This work serves as a baseline study for an accompanying paper, wherein thin, flexible, dense films made from these same NPs are used as regenerable catalysts for carbon nanotube syntheses.
Strain induced modulation of the correlated transport in epitaxial Sm 0.5 Nd 0.5 NiO 3 thin films
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10014787
- Publisher / Repository:
- IOP Publishing
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Volume:
- 27
- Issue:
- 13
- ISSN:
- 0953-8984
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- Article No. 132201
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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