Synthesis and Characterization of a New Aluminum-Doped Bismuth Subcarbonate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of Al-Doped Bi2O2CO3
2.2. Characterization of Bi2O2CO3:Al
3. Results
3.1. X-rays Diffraction
3.2. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
3.3. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, XPS
3.4. High Resolution XPS Analysis Per Element
3.4.1. C1s Region
3.4.2. O1s Region
3.4.3. Al2p Region
3.4.4. Bi4f Region
3.5. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequency (cm−1) | Assignment |
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3292 | Stretching vibration of H2O |
1477, 1385 | Anti-symmetric vibration v3 of CO32− |
1066 | Symmetric stretching vibration v1 of CO32− |
846 | Out-of-plane bending v2 of CO32− |
690 | In-plane deformation v4 of CO32− |
546 | Stretching vibration of Bi=O |
Element | % Atomic |
---|---|
C1s | 30.44 |
O1s | 50.21 |
Al2p | 6.49 |
Bi4f | 12.85 |
Bond Energy for C1s (eV) | % by Type of C1s | Assignation |
---|---|---|
285.0 | 10.72 | C-C, C-H Carbon from environmental contamination. |
287.0 | 50.52 | Some kind of C different to C-C, C-H |
290.2 | 38.76 | CO32− |
Bond Energy for O1s (eV) | % by Type of O1s | Assignation |
---|---|---|
531.8 | 38.66 | AlO(OH) |
533.2 | 41.22 | CO32– |
534.8 | 20.12 | H2O |
Bond Energy for Al2p (eV) | % by Type of Al2p | Assignation |
---|---|---|
75.8 | 92.11 | AlO(OH) |
77.3 | 07.89 | Al2O3 |
Bond Energy for Bi4f (eV) | %Bi4f | Assignation |
---|---|---|
160.2 | 12.85 | Bond energy greater than that of Bi2O3 (159.3 eV). It can be assigned to a chemical environment with oxygen and aluminum. This means that this chemical environment for bismuth is of greater ionic character. |
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Álvarez, L.; Rojas de Gascue, B.; Tremont, R.J.; Márquez, E.; Velazco, E.J. Synthesis and Characterization of a New Aluminum-Doped Bismuth Subcarbonate. Crystals 2019, 9, 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9090466
Álvarez L, Rojas de Gascue B, Tremont RJ, Márquez E, Velazco EJ. Synthesis and Characterization of a New Aluminum-Doped Bismuth Subcarbonate. Crystals. 2019; 9(9):466. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9090466
Chicago/Turabian StyleÁlvarez, Loisangela, Blanca Rojas de Gascue, Rolando J. Tremont, Edgar Márquez, and Euclides J. Velazco. 2019. "Synthesis and Characterization of a New Aluminum-Doped Bismuth Subcarbonate" Crystals 9, no. 9: 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9090466