Synthesis and characterization of La2Ce2O7 pure and doped with iron from the EDTA-Citrate combined complexation method
La2Ce2O7, EDTA-Citrate, crystallite size, band gap
This work had as objective to synthesis of La2Ce2O7 pure and Fe-doped (LaFeCe2O7) from the EDTA-Citrate combined complexation method. For the synthesis of powders were used reagents with oxidation state Ce3+ and Ce4+. Calcination temperatures taken in getting the La2Ce2O7 and phases LaFeCe2O7 were 550, 725, 900 and 1000° C, and 500, 675 and 850 ºc, respectively. The materials obtained have been characterized by x-ray diffraction (DRX), Rietveld refinement, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. There was the formation of two phases (LaFeO3 e CeO2) when the La2Ce2O7 pure was doped with Fe, LaFeO3 this phase in greater quantity (59%), and to a lesser extent CeO2 (41%). The synthesis of LaFeCe2O7 with the Ce4+ and calcination temperature equal to 850° C produced powders with smaller average crystallite size and lower band gap energy.