Exfoliation and europium(III)-functionalization of α-titanium phosphate via propylamine intercalation: from multilayer assemblies to single nanosheets

Layered α-titanium phosphate intercalated with propylamine, Ti(HPO4)2·2C3H7NH2·H2O (α-TiPPr), has been synthesized by solid-vapour reaction and then exfoliated via a single-stage approach based on overnight stirring in aqueous medium. The obtained nanosheets were then functionalized using solid-liqu...

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Autores: García González, Jorge, Trobajo Fernández, María del Camino|||0000-0002-1593-6683, Hassan, Alaa Adawy Mohamed|||0000-0001-5517-6693, Amghouz, Zakariae|||0000-0002-7207-5090
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:RUO. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:digibuo.uniovi.es:10651/53120
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10651/53120
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10450-019-00133-2
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Titanium phosphate
Propylamine
Exfoliation
Europium
Luminescence
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Resumo:Layered α-titanium phosphate intercalated with propylamine, Ti(HPO4)2·2C3H7NH2·H2O (α-TiPPr), has been synthesized by solid-vapour reaction and then exfoliated via a single-stage approach based on overnight stirring in aqueous medium. The obtained nanosheets were then functionalized using solid-liquid reaction with europium(III) nitrate aqueous solutions. The obtained materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms at 77K, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM, SAED, STEM-EDX), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The europium(III) sorption takes place via two distinct pathways, the first is the previously reported C3H7NH3+/[Eu(H2O)6]3+ ion-exchange process into the titanium-phosphate interlayer space of the multilayered α-TiPPr. The second pathway is the self-assembly of single-sheets which is provoked by electrostatic interactions between the negatively charged titanium-phosphate sheets and the Eu(III)-aqueous cations, leading to the formation of layered ultra-nanoparticles.