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A non-thermal route to oxide nanocomposites by mechanochemical redox reactions

Published Online:August 5, 2014pp 82-96https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMPT.2014.064039

Abstract

Chemical reduction-oxidation (redox) processes induced by mechanical treatment represent an important class of solid-state reactions. In the present work, selected examples are presented of the preparation of nanocomposites by mechanochemical redox reactions, starting from simple binary or complex ternary oxides. The important impact of the work, from the methodology point of view, is the application of 57Fe and 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopies to the study of the mechanically induced formation of Fe- and Sn-containing composites. In addition, the obtained nanocomposites are characterised by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. It is demonstrated that the event of mechanically induced redox reactions presents novel opportunities for the non-thermal manipulation of materials and provides a promising field for future fundamental as well as applied research.

Keywords

nanocomposites, non-thermal route, mechanochemistry, high-energy ball milling, redox reactions, oxides, Mössbauer spectroscopy, local structure, X-ray diffraction, XRD, transmission electron microscopy

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