Abstract
Polyhedral nanocrystals of α-Fe 2O 3 are successfully synthesized by annealing FeCl 3 on silicon substrate at 1000 °C in the presence of H 2 gas diluted with argon (Ar). Uniformly shaped polyhedral nanoparticles (diameter ~ 50–100 nm) are observed at 1000 °C and gases flow rate such as; Ar = 200 ml/min and H 2 = 150 ml/min. Non-uniform shaped nanoparticles (diameter ~ 20–70 nm) are also observed at an annealing temperature of 950 °C with lower gases flow rate (Ar = 100 ml/min and H 2 = 75 ml/min). Nanoparticles are characterized in detail by field-emission electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) techniques. HRTEM study shows well resolved (110) fringes corresponding to α-Fe 2O 3, and selected area diffraction pattern (SADP) confirms the crystalline nature of α-Fe 2O 3 polyhedral nanoparticles. It is observed that polyhedral formation of α-Fe 2O 3 nanocrystals depends upon annealing temperature and the surface morphology highly rely on the gas flow rate inside the reaction chamber.
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