Surfactant-free synthesis of metallic bismuth spheres by microwave-assisted solvothermal approach as a function of the power level

作     者：Miriam ESTRADA FLORES Patricia SANTIAGO JACINTO Carmen M. REZA SAN GERMAN Luis RENDON VAZQUEZ Raul BORJA URBY Nicolas CAYETANO CASTRO 

作者机构：Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales Circuito Exterior S/N Zona de Institutos Ciudad Universitaria C.P. 04510 Mexico D.F. Mexico Instituto de Fisica Circuito de la Investigaci6n Cientffica Edificio Marcos MoshinskyLaboratorio de Materiales Nanoestructurados Ciudad Universitaria C.P. 04510 Mexico D.F. Mexico Escuela Superior de Ingenierfa Qufmica e Industrias Extractivas Unidad Profesional Adolfo L6pez Mateos Edif. Z-5 2do. Piso Instituto Politecnico Nacional C.P. 07738 Mexico D.F. Mexico Centro de Nanociencias y Micro y Nanotecnologfas. Instituto Politecnico Nacional Av. Luis Enrique Erro S/NUnidad Profesional Adolfo Lopez Mateos Zacatenco Delegaci6n Gustavo A. Madero C.P. 07738 Mexico D.F. Mexico 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Materials Science》 (材料学前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第10卷第4期

页      面：394-404页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 080502[工学-材料学] 0803[工学-光学工程] 

基　　金：Ivan Puente and Alina Rendon for sample characterization by SEM and Andrea Santiago for reviewing this work PAPIIT for its support by the research project CONACYT for the PhD scholarship 

主　　题：microwave oven power level metallic bismuth spherical structures mechanism of formation electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) 

摘      要：In the present work, the synthesis of micro- and nano-sized spheres of metallic bismuth by microwave-assisted solvothermal method is reported. The synthesis method was carried out at different power levels and at a unique frequency of microwave irradiation. The sphere sizes were controlled by the microwave power level and the concentration of dissolved precursor. Structural and morphological characterization was performed by SEM, HRTEM, EELS and XRD. The results demonstrated that rhombohedral zero valent Bi spheres were synthesized after microwave radiation at 600 and 1200 W. However, if the power level is decreased to 120 W, a monoclinic phase of Bi203 is obtained with a flake-like morphology. In comparison with a conventional hydrothermal process, the microwave-assisted solvothermal approach provides many advantages such as shorter reaction time, optimum manipulation of morphologies and provides a specific chemical phase and avoids the mixture of structural phases and morphologies which is essential for further applications such as drug delivery or functionalization with organic materials, thanks to its biocompatibility.