One step hydrothermal synthesis of CeO2–ZrO2 nanocomposites and investigation of the morphological evolution

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra19271d
• Publication Date: 2015-10-15T09:03:49Z
• Authors: Xiaohui Zhang; Qiang Wang; Jing Zhang; Jigang Wang; Ming Guo; Shaowei Chen; Chunhong Li; Changwen Hu; Youchang Xie
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

Uniform cauliflower-like and rough nano-spheres of CeO2–ZrO2 composites were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal process using only urea as a mineralizer without any surfactant or template.