Stabilizing cubic γ-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>:Cr<sup>3+</sup> spinel nanocrystals by size confinement into mesoporous silica nanoreactor channels
Michele Crozzolin, Camilla Belloni, Jian Xu, Takayuki Nakanishi, Jumpei Ueda, Setsuhisa Tanabe, Federico Dallo, Eleonora Balliana, Asia Saorin, Flavio Rizzolio, Davide Cristofori, Pietro Riello, A. Benedetti, Michele Back
Abstract
Mesoporous silica channels of different sizes are used to stabilize γ-Ga 2 O 3 :Cr 3+ spinel nanocrystals with phase stability up to 1000 °C. Their optical properties are deeply investigated.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceNanocrystalSpinelNanoreactorMesoporous materialPhase (matter)Chemical engineeringNanotechnologyNanoparticleCatalysisMetallurgyBiochemistryEngineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryGa2O3 and related materialsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and properties