Issue 101, 2014

Nanomaterials via solution combustion synthesis: a step nearer to controllability

Abstract

Solution combustion synthesis (SCS) is a worldwide adopted technique to synthesize nanomaterials, especially for oxides, because of its simplicity, energy and time-effectiveness, and low cost. The general difficulty encountered in SCS is the controllability over phases and morphologies of the products, which arises from the inherent rapid and uncontrollable combustion procedure. In this regard, the present work is devoted to review the recent progress on phase- and morphology-controlled SCS in detail. Besides the various metal oxides, SCS is now applicable to fabricate nanomaterials of metal phosphates, metal silicates, metal borates, metal sulfides, metals, and even alloys, through careful selection of solution compositions. Oxides with regular morphologies of flowers, belts, triangles, tubes, wires, and rods can be synthesized by SCS, in the presence of certain templates, or through a self-assembly procedure. The recent progress made on the synthesis of porous materials via SCS is summarized. SCS is also capable of growing metal oxide thin films at low temperatures, enabling the fabrication of low-cost and high-performance electronics on flexible plastic substrates.

Graphical abstract: Nanomaterials via solution combustion synthesis: a step nearer to controllability

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 sep 2014
Accepted
30 okt 2014
First published
30 okt 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 58090-58100

Nanomaterials via solution combustion synthesis: a step nearer to controllability

W. Wen and J. Wu, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 58090 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA10145F

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