Determination of size distributions in nanosized powders by TEM, XRD, and SAXS
Open Access
- 31 December 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Experimental Nanoscience
- Vol. 1 (3), 355-373
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17458080600752482
Abstract
Crystallite size distributions and particle size distributions were determined by transmissions electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) for three commercially available TiO2 powders (P25, UV100, and TiO2_5 nm) and one SSEC produced powder (SSEC78). The theoretical Guinier model was fitted to the experimental obtained XRD data and compared to analytical expressions. Modeling of the XRD spectra showed a difference between the analytical size dependent expressions and the theoretical Guinier model. Primary particle size distributions were extracted from SAXS measurements by the hard sphere model including an interparticle interference factor. The sizes obtained from SAXS were smaller than the sizes obtained from the XRD experiments; however, a good agreement was obtained between the two techniques. Electron microscopy confirmed the primary particle sizes and the shapes obtained by XRD and SAXS. The SSEC78 powder and the commercially available powders showed different morphologies, but SSEC78, UV100, and TiO2_5nm all consisted of both primary particles as well as a secondary structure comprised of nanosized primary particles agglomeration into larger clusters. P25 showed the largest primary particle size, but did not show a secondary structure.Keywords
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