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Preparation of nano-dispersed lithium niobate by mechanochemical route

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Interaction in the system of lithium carbonate–niobium pentoxide during mechanochemical treatment in air and water has been studied. Prepared samples have been investigated with the help of DTA–TG, XRD, FTIR, Raman, and UV–Vis spectroscopy, adsorption–desorption of nitrogen and TEM. Activation of reagents and direct mechanochemical synthesis are observed at 600–850 and 1,000 rpm, respectively. Lithium metaniobate samples prepared via milling possess high dispersity, defective structure, and improved photocatalytic activity, including under visible illumination.

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  1. Institute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 13 General Naumov Str., Kyiv, 03164, Ukraine

    S. Khalameida, V. Sydorchuk & V. Zazhigalov

  2. Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Maria Curie-Sklodowska Sq. 3, 20-031, Lublin, Poland

    R. Leboda & J. Skubiszewska-Zięba

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Khalameida, S., Sydorchuk, V., Leboda, R. et al. Preparation of nano-dispersed lithium niobate by mechanochemical route. J Therm Anal Calorim 115, 579–586 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-013-3343-5

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