Nanostructured Fe2TiO5 (pseudobrookite), a mixed metal oxide material holds significant promise for utilization in energy and environmental applications. However, its full application is still hindered due to the difficulty to synthesize monophasic Fe2TiO5 with high crystallinity and a large specific surface area. Herein, Fe2TiO5 nanofibers were synthesized via a versatile and low-cost electrospinning method, followed by a calcination process at different temperatures. We found a significant effect of the calcination process and its duration on the crystalline phase in the form of either pseudobrookite or pseudobrookite-hematite-rutile and the morphology of calcined nanofibers. The crystallite size increased whereas the specific surface area decreased with an increase in calcination temperature. At higher temperatures, the growth of Fe2TiO5 nanoparticles and simultaneous coalescence of small particles was noted. The highest specific surface area was obtained for the sample calcined at ...500 degrees C for 6 h (S-BET = 64.4 m(2) g(-1)). This work opens new opportunities in the synthesis of Fe2TiO5 nanostructures using the electrospinning method and a subsequent optimized calcination process for energy-related applications.
TY - JOUR
AU - Vasiljević, Zorka Z
AU - Dojčinović, Milena
AU - Vujančević, Jelena
AU - Spreitzer, Matjaz
AU - Kovač, Janez
AU - Bartolić, Dragana
AU - Marković, Smilja
AU - Jankovic-Castvan, Ivona
AU - Tadić, Nenad B.
AU - Nikolić, Maria Vesna
PY - 2021
UR - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1403
AB - Nanostructured Fe2TiO5 (pseudobrookite), a mixed metal oxide material holds significant promise for utilization in energy and environmental applications. However, its full application is still hindered due to the difficulty to synthesize monophasic Fe2TiO5 with high crystallinity and a large specific surface area. Herein, Fe2TiO5 nanofibers were synthesized via a versatile and low-cost electrospinning method, followed by a calcination process at different temperatures. We found a significant effect of the calcination process and its duration on the crystalline phase in the form of either pseudobrookite or pseudobrookite-hematite-rutile and the morphology of calcined nanofibers. The crystallite size increased whereas the specific surface area decreased with an increase in calcination temperature. At higher temperatures, the growth of Fe2TiO5 nanoparticles and simultaneous coalescence of small particles was noted. The highest specific surface area was obtained for the sample calcined at 500 degrees C for 6 h (S-BET = 64.4 m(2) g(-1)). This work opens new opportunities in the synthesis of Fe2TiO5 nanostructures using the electrospinning method and a subsequent optimized calcination process for energy-related applications.
PB - Royal Soc Chemistry, Cambridge
T2 - RSC Advances
T1 - Exploring the impact of calcination parameters on the crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties of electrospun Fe2TiO5 nanofibers
EP - 32368
IS - 51
SP - 32358
VL - 11
DO - 10.1039/d1ra05748k
ER -
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author = "Vasiljević, Zorka Z and Dojčinović, Milena and Vujančević, Jelena and Spreitzer, Matjaz and Kovač, Janez and Bartolić, Dragana and Marković, Smilja and Jankovic-Castvan, Ivona and Tadić, Nenad B. and Nikolić, Maria Vesna",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Nanostructured Fe2TiO5 (pseudobrookite), a mixed metal oxide material holds significant promise for utilization in energy and environmental applications. However, its full application is still hindered due to the difficulty to synthesize monophasic Fe2TiO5 with high crystallinity and a large specific surface area. Herein, Fe2TiO5 nanofibers were synthesized via a versatile and low-cost electrospinning method, followed by a calcination process at different temperatures. We found a significant effect of the calcination process and its duration on the crystalline phase in the form of either pseudobrookite or pseudobrookite-hematite-rutile and the morphology of calcined nanofibers. The crystallite size increased whereas the specific surface area decreased with an increase in calcination temperature. At higher temperatures, the growth of Fe2TiO5 nanoparticles and simultaneous coalescence of small particles was noted. The highest specific surface area was obtained for the sample calcined at 500 degrees C for 6 h (S-BET = 64.4 m(2) g(-1)). This work opens new opportunities in the synthesis of Fe2TiO5 nanostructures using the electrospinning method and a subsequent optimized calcination process for energy-related applications.",
publisher = "Royal Soc Chemistry, Cambridge",
journal = "RSC Advances",
title = "Exploring the impact of calcination parameters on the crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties of electrospun Fe2TiO5 nanofibers",
pages = "32368-32358",
number = "51",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.1039/d1ra05748k"
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Vasiljević, Z. Z., Dojčinović, M., Vujančević, J., Spreitzer, M., Kovač, J., Bartolić, D., Marković, S., Jankovic-Castvan, I., Tadić, N. B.,& Nikolić, M. V.. (2021). Exploring the impact of calcination parameters on the crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties of electrospun Fe2TiO5 nanofibers. in RSC Advances
Royal Soc Chemistry, Cambridge., 11(51), 32358-32368.
https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ra05748k
Vasiljević ZZ, Dojčinović M, Vujančević J, Spreitzer M, Kovač J, Bartolić D, Marković S, Jankovic-Castvan I, Tadić NB, Nikolić MV. Exploring the impact of calcination parameters on the crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties of electrospun Fe2TiO5 nanofibers. in RSC Advances. 2021;11(51):32358-32368.
doi:10.1039/d1ra05748k .
Vasiljević, Zorka Z, Dojčinović, Milena, Vujančević, Jelena, Spreitzer, Matjaz, Kovač, Janez, Bartolić, Dragana, Marković, Smilja, Jankovic-Castvan, Ivona, Tadić, Nenad B., Nikolić, Maria Vesna, "Exploring the impact of calcination parameters on the crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties of electrospun Fe2TiO5 nanofibers" in RSC Advances, 11, no. 51 (2021):32358-32368,
https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ra05748k . .
