Sol-Gel Synthesis of the Double Perovskite Sr2FeMoO6 by Microwave Technique
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents
2.2. Sol-Gel Method
2.3. Sol-Gel Method assisted by Microwave Radiation
2.4. X-ray Diffraction
2.5. Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
2.6. Thermogravimetric Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry
3. Results
3.1. X-ray Diffraction
3.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
3.3. Thermogravimetric Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Experiment | Temperature (°C) | Pressure (Bar) | Reaction Time (min) | pH |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | 220 | 80 | 30 | 2.5 |
B | 220 | 80 | 90 | 2.5 |
C | 170 | 46 | 30 | 2.5 |
D | 170 | 45 | 90 | 2.5 |
E | 150 | 42 | 45 | 4.5 |
F | 130 | 30 | 45 | 4.5 |
G | 110 | 35 | 45 | 4.5 |
H | 90 | 33 | 45 | 4.5 |
I | 70 | 20 | 45 | 4.5 |
Experiment | Crystallite Size (nm) | Temperature (°C) |
---|---|---|
SGA | 420 | 80 |
SGB | 345 | 80 |
E | 378 | 150 1 |
F | 310 | 130 1 |
G | 401 | 110 1 |
H | 352 | 90 1 |
I | 318 | 70 1 |
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Valdés, J.; Reséndiz, D.; Cuán, Á.; Nava, R.; Aguilar, B.; Cortés-Romero, C.M.; Navarro, O. Sol-Gel Synthesis of the Double Perovskite Sr2FeMoO6 by Microwave Technique. Materials 2021, 14, 3876. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143876
Valdés J, Reséndiz D, Cuán Á, Nava R, Aguilar B, Cortés-Romero CM, Navarro O. Sol-Gel Synthesis of the Double Perovskite Sr2FeMoO6 by Microwave Technique. Materials. 2021; 14(14):3876. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143876
Chicago/Turabian StyleValdés, Jesús, Daniel Reséndiz, Ángeles Cuán, Rufino Nava, Bertha Aguilar, Carlos M. Cortés-Romero, and Oracio Navarro. 2021. "Sol-Gel Synthesis of the Double Perovskite Sr2FeMoO6 by Microwave Technique" Materials 14, no. 14: 3876. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143876