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The role of citrate precursors on the morphology of lanthanide oxides obtained by thermal decomposition

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Two series of lanthanide oxides with different morphologies were synthesized through calcinations of two types of citrate polymeric precursors. These oxides were characterized by XRD patterns, SEM electronic microscopy, and N2 adsorption isotherms. SEM microscopy analysis showed that the calcination of crystalline fibrous precursors [Ln2(LH)3·2H2O] (L = citrate) originated fibrous shaped particles. On the other hand, the calcination of irregular shaped particles of precursors [LnL·xH2O] originated irregular shaped particles of oxide, pointing out a morphological template effect of precursors on the formation of the respective oxides.

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MFPS thanks CAPES (Brazil) for a doctoral fellowship. We thank Márcia L. A.Temperini, Renato S. Freire (IQ-USP), Marilda M. G. R. Vianna, and Maria L. P. da Silva (EP-USP). We thank also FAPESP (grant 05/02745-7) for the BET equipment.

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  1. Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 26077, Sao Paulo, SP, 05513-970, Brazil

    Mauro Francisco Pinheiro da Silva & Paulo Celso Isolani

  2. Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Tereza da Silva Martins

  3. Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Flávio Machado de Souza Carvalho

  4. Departamento de Física Aplicada, Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Márcia Carvalho de Abreu Fantini

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da Silva, M.F.P., de Souza Carvalho, F.M., da Silva Martins, T. et al. The role of citrate precursors on the morphology of lanthanide oxides obtained by thermal decomposition. J Therm Anal Calorim 99, 385–390 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-009-0380-1

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