Abstract Hollow antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) microspheres with a diameter of 2.0–3.0 μm and ellipsoidal morphology were successfully prepared through a co-precipitation route. The prepared ATO microspheres possessed more Sb5+ and… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Hollow antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) microspheres with a diameter of 2.0–3.0 μm and ellipsoidal morphology were successfully prepared through a co-precipitation route. The prepared ATO microspheres possessed more Sb5+ and 73.5 m2 g−1 specific surface area. These ATO hollow microspheres showed a widened infrared absorption phenomenon in the infrared band of 850–2000 nm. The near-infrared reflection was obviously lower than ATO nanoparticles. Additionally, the reflectance of ATO hollow microspheres was approximately 7% at 1064 nm, indicating better laser reflection properties.
               
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