Highly enhanced thermal stability of Zn4Sb3 nanocomposites

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Jul 25;49(58):6540-2. doi: 10.1039/c3cc42340a. Epub 2013 Jun 13.

Abstract

The effects of nano-sized TiO2 and ZnO ceramic inclusions on the high temperature stability of Zn4Sb3 have been studied using multi-temperature synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. Samples with 9 nm TiO2 nanoinclusions exhibit remarkable stability after three heating cycles to 625 K.