Fabrication of mesoporous cerium dioxide films by cathodic electrodeposition

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2007 Nov;7(11):4198-201. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2007.109.

Abstract

Mesoporous cerium dioxide (Ceria, CeO2) thin films have been successfully electrodeposited onto ITO-coated glass substrates from an aqueous solution of cerium nitrate using CTAB (Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide) as a templating agent. The synthesized films underwent detailed characterizations. The crystallinity of synthesized CeO2 film was confirmed by XRD analysis and HR-TEM analysis, and surface morphology was investigated by SEM analysis. The presence of mesoporosity in fabricated films was confirmed by TEM and small angle X-ray analysis. As-synthesized film was observed from XRD analysis and HR-TEM image to have well-crystallized structure of cubic phase CeO2. Transmission electron microscopy and small angle X-ray analysis revealed the presence of uniform mesoporosity with a well-ordered lamellar phase in the CeO2 films electrodeposited with CTAB templating.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cerium / chemistry*
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Electrodes
  • Electroplating / methods*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Materials Testing
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Particle Size
  • Porosity
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Cerium
  • ceric oxide