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Structural Characterization of Nanocrystalline SnO2by X-Ray and Raman Spectroscopy

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Abstract

Tin dioxide nanocrystalline powders were prepared by precipitation ofα-stannic acid followed by various thermal and chemical treatments. An original preparation via a colloidal solution step led to particles having a particular two-dimensional microstructure. The size of the crystallites was found to increase from 2 nm for as-prepared samples to 30 nm for samples annealed for 3.5 hr at 920°C. The compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and infrared and micro-Raman spectroscopy. As reported in the literature, the Raman spectral signature was found to change drastically with the size of the particles. A new spectral feature centered at about 500 cm−1was found for compounds prepared via the colloidal step and having typical sizes smaller than 4.5 nm. The powder Raman spectra are interpreted in terms of volume modes and surface modes. Their frequency evolution with crystallite size is discussed in terms of tensile surface stresses.

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