Air-assisted ultrasonic spray pyrolysis for nanoparticles synthesis

Shirley C. Tsai; Yu L. Song; C. Y. Chen; T. Kuan Tseng; Chen S. Tsai

doi:10.1117/12.457571

15 November 2002 Air-assisted ultrasonic spray pyrolysis for nanoparticles synthesis

Shirley C. Tsai, Yu L. Song, C. Y. Chen, T. Kuan Tseng, Chen S. Tsai

Proceedings Volume 4807, Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457571
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

This paper presents new findings regarding the effects of precursor drop size and concentration on product particle size and morphology in ultrasonic spray pyrolysis of zirconium hydroxyl acetate solutions. Large precursor drops (diameter >30μm) generated by ultrasonic atomization at 120kHz yielded particles with holes. Precursor drops 6-9 μm in diameter, generated by an ultrasonic nebulizer at 1.65MHz and 23.5W electric drive power, yielded uniform spherical particles 150nm in diameter under proper control of heating rate and precursor concentration. Moreover, air-assisted ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at 120kHz and 2.3W yielded spherical particles of which nearly half were smaller than those produced by the ultrasonic spray pyrolysis of the 6-9 μm precursor drops, desprite the much larger precursor drop sizes (28 μm peak diameter versus 7 μm mean diameter). These particles are much smaller than those predicted by the conventional one particle per drop mechanism, suggesting that a vapor condensation mechanism may also be involved in spray pyrolysis. It may be concluded that through this new mechanism air-assisted ultrasonic spray pyrolysis can become a viable process for mass production of nanoparticles.

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Shirley C. Tsai, Yu L. Song, C. Y. Chen, T. Kuan Tseng, and Chen S. Tsai "Air-assisted ultrasonic spray pyrolysis for nanoparticles synthesis", Proc. SPIE 4807, Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, (15 November 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457571

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