Directed assembly of barium titanate nanopeapods via solvothermal processing with a mixed surfactant system

Barium titanate (BaTiO3) peapod nanocomposites were prepared by the controlled capture of nanoparticles (NPs) in scrolling hexaniobate (HNB) nanosheets. BaTiO3 NPs and proton-exchanged potassium hexaniobate were treated solvothermally at 220 °C for 6 h in toluene to produce linear NP chains confined...

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Main Authors: Alexis Blanco, Jennifer A. Webb, Rebecca R. DiMarco, John B. Wiley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Nanoscience
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17458080.2021.1962006
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Summary:Barium titanate (BaTiO3) peapod nanocomposites were prepared by the controlled capture of nanoparticles (NPs) in scrolling hexaniobate (HNB) nanosheets. BaTiO3 NPs and proton-exchanged potassium hexaniobate were treated solvothermally at 220 °C for 6 h in toluene to produce linear NP chains confined within multiwalled HNB nanoscrolls. This method consistently produced nanopeapods with average filling fractions greater than 70%. The controlled introduction of nanocomponents along with a combination of oleylamine and oleic acid surfactants was critical to the success of these reactions. The ability to form BaTiO3@HNB significantly expands the number of important peapod composites accessible by the controlled NP capture.
ISSN:1745-8080
1745-8099