TiO2 shells assembled on hollow glass microspheres （HGM） with tunable morphologies were suc- cessfully prepared through a controllable chemical precipitation method with urea as the precipitator. Thus, glass/TiO2 co...TiO2 shells assembled on hollow glass microspheres （HGM） with tunable morphologies were suc- cessfully prepared through a controllable chemical precipitation method with urea as the precipitator. Thus, glass/TiO2 core/shell composite hollow spheres with low particle density （0.40 g/cm3） were fabri- cated. The phase structures, morphologies, particle sizes, shell thicknesses, and chemical compositions of the composite microspheres were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDS）. The morphology of the TiO2 shell can be tailored by properly monitoring the reaction system component and parameters. The probable growth mecha- nism and fabrication process of the core/shell products involving the nucleation and oriented growth of TiO2 nanocrystals on hollow glass microspheres was proposed. A low infrared radiation study revealed that the radiation properties of the products are greatly influenced by the unique product shell structures. A thermal conductivity study showed that the TiO2/HGM possess low thermal conductivity that is similar to that of the pristine HGMs. This work provides an additional strategy to prepare low-density thermal insulating particles with tailored morphologies and properties.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (projects No. 50901083)the State High Technology Development Program 863 (2006AA09Z209)
文摘TiO2 shells assembled on hollow glass microspheres （HGM） with tunable morphologies were suc- cessfully prepared through a controllable chemical precipitation method with urea as the precipitator. Thus, glass/TiO2 core/shell composite hollow spheres with low particle density （0.40 g/cm3） were fabri- cated. The phase structures, morphologies, particle sizes, shell thicknesses, and chemical compositions of the composite microspheres were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDS）. The morphology of the TiO2 shell can be tailored by properly monitoring the reaction system component and parameters. The probable growth mecha- nism and fabrication process of the core/shell products involving the nucleation and oriented growth of TiO2 nanocrystals on hollow glass microspheres was proposed. A low infrared radiation study revealed that the radiation properties of the products are greatly influenced by the unique product shell structures. A thermal conductivity study showed that the TiO2/HGM possess low thermal conductivity that is similar to that of the pristine HGMs. This work provides an additional strategy to prepare low-density thermal insulating particles with tailored morphologies and properties.
