Supercritical hydrothermal synthesis of polycrystalline gadolinium aluminum perovskite materials (GdAlO<sub>3</sub>, GAP)

HN Girish; P Madhusudan; CP Sajan; BV Suresh Kumar; K Byrappa; HN Girish; P Madhusudan; CP Sajan; BV Suresh Kumar; K Byrappa

doi:10.3934/matersci.2017.3.540

AIMS Materials Science

2017, Volume 4, Issue 3: 540-550. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2017.3.540

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Supercritical hydrothermal synthesis of polycrystalline gadolinium aluminum perovskite materials (GdAlO₃, GAP)

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Department of Studies in Earth Science, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006, India
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State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Department of Environmental Science, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006, India

Received: 15 December 2016 Accepted: 05 March 2017 Published: 06 April 2017

The orthorhombic perovskite, Gadolinium aluminum oxide (GdAlO₃, GAP) material was successfully prepared by hydrothermal supercritical fluid method using co-precipitated gel of GAP. All experiments were carried out in the pressure and temperature ranges of 100–150 MPa and 180–650 °C respectively. The as-prepared GAP samples were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), thermo gravimetry (TGA) and differential thermo gravimetry analysis (DTA). The XRD profile confirms fully crystalline and orthorhombic nature of as-prepared materials, which is well correlated to the reported results. The SEM studies reveal that the GAP materials synthesized at 650 °C/150 MPa for 92 hrs possesses polycrystalline nature with average particle size in the range of 5–20 µm. The DTA shows a crystallization peak at 361 °C at this temperature the agglomerated GAP gel starts to crystallize into polycrystalline GAP materials. When compared with other methods, like sol-gel and solid-state reactions our crystallization temperature is very much lower and feasible. This work not only demonstrates a simple way to fabricate GAP polycrystalline materials from co-precipitated gels but also shows a possible utilization of same technique for synthesis of other high temperature materials.
- co-precipitated gel,
- hydrothermal process,
- perovskite,
- supercritical temperature
Citation: HN Girish, P Madhusudan, CP Sajan, BV Suresh Kumar, K Byrappa. Supercritical hydrothermal synthesis of polycrystalline gadolinium aluminum perovskite materials (GdAlO3, GAP)[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2017, 4(3): 540-550. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2017.3.540

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Abstract

The orthorhombic perovskite, Gadolinium aluminum oxide (GdAlO₃, GAP) material was successfully prepared by hydrothermal supercritical fluid method using co-precipitated gel of GAP. All experiments were carried out in the pressure and temperature ranges of 100–150 MPa and 180–650 °C respectively. The as-prepared GAP samples were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), thermo gravimetry (TGA) and differential thermo gravimetry analysis (DTA). The XRD profile confirms fully crystalline and orthorhombic nature of as-prepared materials, which is well correlated to the reported results. The SEM studies reveal that the GAP materials synthesized at 650 °C/150 MPa for 92 hrs possesses polycrystalline nature with average particle size in the range of 5–20 µm. The DTA shows a crystallization peak at 361 °C at this temperature the agglomerated GAP gel starts to crystallize into polycrystalline GAP materials. When compared with other methods, like sol-gel and solid-state reactions our crystallization temperature is very much lower and feasible. This work not only demonstrates a simple way to fabricate GAP polycrystalline materials from co-precipitated gels but also shows a possible utilization of same technique for synthesis of other high temperature materials.

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