Synthesis of self-assembled mesoporous 3D In2O3 hierarchical micro flowers composed of nanosheets and their electrochemical properties

Balasubramaniam Arul Prakasam; Manu Lahtinen; Anssi Peuronen; Govindhasamy Manikandan; Manickavachagam Muruganandham; Mika Sillanpää

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Synthesis of self-assembled mesoporous 3D In₂O₃ hierarchical micro flowers composed of nanosheets and their electrochemical properties

Balasubramaniam Arul Prakasam
, Manu Lahtinen
, Anssi Peuronen
, Govindhasamy Manikandan
, Manickavachagam Muruganandham
, Mika Sillanpää

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Annamalai University
University of Jyväskylä
Florida International University

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This report describes the methodology for the fabrication of mesoporous In₂O₃ microflowers by hydrothermal and calcination procedures in which In(OH)₃/In₂S₃ acts as an intermediate. Both In₂O₃ and its precursor were analyzed with scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrophotometry, transmission electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. BET surface area, pore size and pore volume analyses were also carried out. Electron microscopy images clearly evidence the self-assembly of 2D nanosheets into the micro flower structure. The mechanism of self-assembly and calcination is reported. Electrochemical properties of the synthesized In₂O₃ micro flowers were studied.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25856-25865
Number of pages	10
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	8
Issue number	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra03573c
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Synthesis of self-assembled mesoporous 3D In₂O₃ hierarchical micro flowers composed of nanosheets and their electrochemical properties

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