Size Effects in Nanocrystalline Thoria

Authors :: Plakhova, Tatiana V.
Romanchuk, Anna Yu.
Likhosherstova, Daria V.
Baranchikov, Alexander E.
Dorovatovskii, Pavel V.
Svetogorov, Roman D.
Shatalova, Tatiana B.
Egorova, Tolganay B.
Trigub, Alexander L.
Kvashnina, Kristina O.
Ivanov, Vladimir K.
Kalmykov, Stepan N.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The facile chemical precipitation method and subsequent thermal treatment were shown to be suitable for preparation of crystalline ThO2 nanoparticles(NPs) in a wide range of particle sizes (from 2.5 to 34.3 nm). The obtained NPs were investigated with X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray absorption techniques to find out the possible size effects associated with nanocrystalline thoria.<br />Comment: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2019)