Issue 35, 2020

Bismuth–iron-based precursor: preparation, phase composition, and two methods of thermal treatment

Abstract

Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) is a promising Bi-based perovskite-type material, which is multiferroic due to the coexistence of anti-ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity. During the preparation of pure BiFeO3 nanoparticles, however, the phase structures and species of bismuth–iron-based precursor (BFOH) were still unclear, and so related precursors were prepared. X-ray diffraction, Raman, Fourier transform infrared, and X-ray absorption near-edge structure techniques were used to probe the phase structure and species of the precursors. It was found that the precursor BFOH is composed of Bi6O6(NO3)4(OH)2·2H2O, Bi6O5(NO3)5(OH)3·3H2O, Fe(OH)3, and α-Bi2O3. Calcination treatment and hydrothermal synthesis were used to prepare the pure BiFeO3 phase from the precursor BFOH. The calcination temperature was optimized as 400 °C for preparation of the pure BiFeO3 phase. Meanwhile, hydrothermal conditions for the synthesis of the pure BiFeO3 phase were also optimized as follows: the reaction solution was the mixture solution of Bi(NO3)3·5H2O and Fe(NO3)3·9H2O with cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as the surfactant and KOH as the mineralizer; the hydrothermal synthesis was performed at 180 °C for 48 h; the concentration of KOH should be at least 3 M; and the surfactant CTAB can be used to regulate the morphology of the as-prepared BiFeO3 nanoparticles. From the point of view of the microstructure, BiFeO3 nanoparticles prepared by calcination or hydrothermal methods have no notable differences. A formation mechanism from the precursor BFOH to the BiFeO3 product is proposed. By providing an understanding of the precursors, this work is very helpful in the synthesis of bismuth–iron-based nanoparticles.

Graphical abstract: Bismuth–iron-based precursor: preparation, phase composition, and two methods of thermal treatment

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Jan 2020
Accepted
02 May 2020
First published
01 Jun 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2020,10, 20713-20723

Bismuth–iron-based precursor: preparation, phase composition, and two methods of thermal treatment

Y. Liu, H. Wang, L. Qian, X. Zhao, L. Yao, J. Wang, X. Xing, G. Mo, Z. Chen and Z. Wu, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 20713 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA00177E

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