Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2022
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
James JH Hoefelmeyer
Abstract
The capacity to develop and expand the utility of a single nanostructure is one of the major issues in the field of hybrid nanocrystals. Major advancements in the fabrication of materials with multiple functionalities by combining many materials into a single nanoparticle entity are intriguing, but they still pose obstacles that must be addressed. This trend has been spurred by significant progressions in the wet-chemical synthesis of durable and easily programmable nanocrystals with various morphologies. The extent of the structural complexity of solution-based nanocrystals looks to be one of the inevitable avenues along which nanoscience will increasingly focus. We have sought different synthetic methods to synthesize α-NaYF4-TiO2 hybrid nanocrystals based on the hypothesis that the tips of nanorods have higher reactivity which will facilitate the nucleation of α-NaYF4 nanocrystals on those sites. The nucleation of TiO2 in presence of α-NaYF4 nanocrystals produces nanocrystals with varying morphology including large low aspect ratio nanorods, and smaller rod-shaped, branched, and diamond-shaped nanocrystals. Also, the solid-state reaction between α-NaYF4 nanocrystals and TiO2 nanorods reveals the formation of hollow α-NaYF4 nanocrystals. Transmission electron microscopy, powder x-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy have been used to characterize these materials.
Subject Categories
Chemistry
Keywords
TiO2-NaYF4 HYBRID, NANOCRYSTALS
Number of Pages
67
Publisher
University of South Dakota
Recommended Citation
Muttakin, Nurul, "INVESTIGATING SYNTHETIC METHODS FOR TiO2-NaYF4 HYBRID NANOCRYSTALS" (2022). Dissertations and Theses. 47.
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/47