Abstract
A generic method for conductive film coating of minerals and acidsensitive materials by antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) is introduced. The coating was performed from a hydrogen peroxide stabilized stannate and antimonate precursor solution. This is the first demonstration of ATO coating from an organic ligand-free solution. Uniform coating of different clays and other irregular configurations by monosized 5 nm ATO particles was demonstrated. The deposition mechanism and the observed preference for mineral surface coating over homogeneous agglomeration of the tin oxide particles are explained by a hydrogen peroxide capping mechanism and hydrogen bonding of the hydroperoxo nanoparticles to the H2O2-activated mineral surfaces.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9110-9112 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 20 |
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| State | Published - 18 Oct 2010 |