Abstract
Synthesis of monodisperse metal nitride and oxynitride nanoparticles with a controllable chemical composition, size, and a well-defined morphology are useful for applications in fields of catalysis, optoelectronics, and electrochemistry. In this paper a novel method for the controllable synthesis of highly crystalline tantalum oxynitride and nitride nanoparticles with a relatively low polydispersity is presented using urea as the nitrogen source. In the presence of calcium ions as assisting agents, by simply varying the initial urea/Ta molar ratio, both the composition and size of the final product can be tailored to switch from TaON to Ta3 N5. The mechanism proposed is that Ca2+ slows down the release of NH3 from the decomposition of urea, which is indispensable for the controllable synthesis of oxynitride and nitride based nanoparticles.
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