Nano particles
•A material or structure has at least one dimension in the
Nano range, which is called as Nanomaterial or
Nanostructure.
•Nano is the scale range between in (1-100)nm.
•cm = 10
-2
m, mm = 10
-3
m, μm = 10
-6
m, nm = 10
-9
m, pm=10
-12
m
•Atom ≈ 0.1 nm , DNA (width) 2 nm , Protein 5 –50 nm.
Virus 75 -100nm , Materials internalized by cells < 100 nm
Nano particles
Nanoparticles of a defined material, e.g. gold or silicon, may
exhibit completely different optical, electronic and chemical
behaviour compared to bulk gold or silicon.
Nanoparticles often have unexpected visible properties
because they are small enough to scatter visible light rather
than absorb it.
Gold particles in glass
25 nm—red reflected
50 nm—green reflected
100 nm—orange reflected
What is Synthesis ?
•Synthesis refers to a combination of two or more
entities that together form something new.
Synthesis mainly classified into two approaches.
1. Bottom-up approach
2. Top-down approach
Atoms
Molecules
Unit Cell
Grains
Material
Micro Structured
Nano Structured
Bottom-upTop-down
Nano particles
Solution
Combustion
SOLUTION COMBUSTION
SYNTHESIS
•Solution combustion (SC) is an effective method for synthesis
of nano-size materials and it has been used for the production
of a variety more than 1000.
•It is a traditional method.
•EX: ZnO, CuO, Fe
2
O
3
Nano particles can synthesized.
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SELECT THE OXIDIZER & FUELKINAT.HATPHAOP NTA .OI
SOLVE THE CHEMICAL EQUATION. ATGIIG.OI NT .O.TITPHAOP NT T.T
ITHA .AG
TAKE PROPORTIONAL QUANTITY OF CHEMICAL AND PUT
ON HEATER
FLOW CHART FOR THE SOLUTION
COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS
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OBSERVE THE PROCESS WHILE HEATING THE MIXER .AGTPINA.ATGIPAKKT. AT.HATT .AGO NT
PINA.AN
AFTER COMPLETED PROCESS, TAKE THE MATERIAL
COMPLETELYITIGT.HATP NPO .OI
GO FOR THE CALCINATION
Select the chemical
•Choose the chemical such that from which we can get the
resultant component.
•Ex: Oxidizer
– For CuO Cu(NO
3
)
2
Copper Nitrate
–For ZnO Zn(NO
3
)
2-
Zinc Nitrate.
•Choose the fuel such as containing
carbon and hydrogen main components
•Ex:
•C
2
H
5
NO
2
Glycine
•C
6
H
8
O
6
Ascorbic acid
CHEMICAL EQUATION
• Cu(NO
3
)
2
+
C
2
H
5
NO
2
CuO + H
2
0 + N
2
↑
+ CO
2
↑
• Cu(NO
3
)
2
+ C
6
H
8
O
6
CuO + H
2
0 + N
2
↑ + CO
2
↑
• Zn(NO
3
)
2
+ C
2
H
5
NO
2
ZnO + H
2
0 + N
2
↑ + CO
2
↑
• Zn(NO
3
)
2
+ C
6
H
8
O
6
ZnO + H
2
0 + N
2
↑ + CO
2
↑
•From Rocket Fuel Chemistry
the oxidation states of
H=+1, N=0, O=-2, C=+4, Zn=+2, Cu=+2.
EQUATION BALANCING
= ᵠ
FUEL OXIDATION STATE
OXIDIZER OXIDATION STATE
=1
9 Cu(NO
3
)
2
+
10 C
2
H
5
NO
2
9 CuO + 25 H
2
0 + 14 N
2
↑
+ 20 CO
2
↑
20 Cu(NO
3
)
2
+ 10 C
6
H
8
O
6
20 CuO + 40 H
2
0 + 20 N
2
↑ + 60CO
2
↑
9 Zn(NO
3
)
2
+ 10C
2
H
5
NO
2
9 ZnO + 25 H
2
0 + 14 N
2
↑ + 20 CO
2
↑
20 Zn(NO
3
)
2
+ 10 C
6
H
8
O
6
20 ZnO + 40 H
2
0 +20 N
2
↑ + 60 CO
2
↑
QUANTITY
•Choose the oxidizer and fuel by
calculating the (molecular
weight * balancing constant).
•Take the ratio of fuel/ oxidizer.
•By using the electrical balance
take the chemicals into butter
worth paper.
PROCEDURE
•Dissolve the oxidizer into distilled water and mix up
with magnetic stirrer.
PROCEDURE
•Dissolve the oxidizer into distilled water
and mix up with magnetic stirrer.
•Add fuel, again stirrer it.
PROCEDURE
•Put the container on electrical
heater.
PROCEDURE
•Following steps will takes place
–Boiling & frothing
–Smoldering
–Flaming
–Fumes
PROCEDURE
• After cooling the container, collect the material
from the container.
•And send for the calcination.
CALCINATION
• Thermal decomposition, phase transition, or removal of a
volatile fraction.
•The calcination process normally takes place at temperatures
below the melting point of the product materials.
•For CuO, the desired temperature
is 600
0c
and calcined the sample
for atleast half an hour so that
carbon will reduce to carbon dioxide.
SEM picture of CuO nanoparticlesTEM picture of CuO nanoparticles
ADVANTAGE OF SCS
•20-50 nm size nanoparticles can synthesis.
•Less time is required.
•No Inert gas in required.
•No need of vacuum.
•Less cost.