@inproceedings{db5260e2e471486cb42238c54dc91f81,
title = "Synthesis of high surface area amorphous tin-zinc oxides by a sol-gel method",
abstract = "A new method to synthesize conducting oxide nanoparticles with low photocatalytic activity was investigated. Initially, the preparation of amorphous ZnO-SnO2 solid solution nanoparticles was studied using a sol-gel technique. It was found that X-ray amorphous nanopowders with low photocatalytic activity were produced when the precipitates were heat treated below 500 C. However, FT-IR data showed that the sample may not be an oxide semiconductor. A mixture of ZnO and SnO2 crystalline nanoparticles was also produced at 800 C and found to have much reduced photoactivity than commercial ZnO nanoparticles having a similar specific surface area.",
keywords = "Conducting nanopowder, High surface area, Sol-gel method, X-ray amorphous",
author = "Rongliang He and Takuya Tsuzuki",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045224",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781424452620",
series = "ICONN 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology",
pages = "154--157",
booktitle = "ICONN 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology",
note = "2010 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2010 ; Conference date: 22-02-2010 Through 26-02-2010",
}