Zusammenfassung
In this review, room temperature (RT) precipitation of the
nanocrystalline-ceria (nc-ceria) re-dispersed and subsequently size-reduced by
20 kHz probe sonication in 25 % ethylene glycol/ 75 % DI-water mixed media is
investigated. The sonication result in three nanostructured products: (1)
water-soluble supernatant nc-ceria (Ce_Sl@RT), (2) settled gelatinous nc-ceria
mass (Ce_SS@RT), and (3) ambient dried nc-ceria solid powder (Ce_SP@RT) product
along with the parent RT nc-ceria (Ce@RT) precipitates. Surface/interface
attributes are investigated systematically with the help of suitable
spectroscopic probes. By following this synthesis protocol, the nc-ceria is
made to cohabit with a variety (water, ethylene glycol, air) of neighbors that
lead to the distinct surface and interface termination. The physical and
chemical aspects of these varieties of the specialized surface terminated
nc-ceria are explored coherently with respect to the Ce@RT precipitate. The
second aspect of this review is devoted to the biomineralization for which the
sonication derived Ce_Sl@RT is the candidate of choice. Aging of Ce_Sl@RT is
physically tracked to mimic the natural aquatic medium crystal growth by the
biomineralization process. In-situ TEM is extensively used to demonstrate the
non-classical crystal growth mechanism physically. Uniquely TEM electron beam
(e-beam) is exploited to aid both in the material manipulation and probing.
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