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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
卷 490, 期 1-2, 页码 436-442出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.10.030
关键词
Titanate; Anatase; Nanotubes; Hydrothermal; Photocatalytic
资金
- Universiti Sains Malaysia [811073]
Titanate and titania (TiO(2)) nanotubes were synthesized by hydrothermal method. The effect of NaOH to TiO(2) ratio, reaction temperature, reaction time and annealing temperature on the formation of nanotubes was investigated using X-ray diffraction, field emission microscope and Transmission electron microscope. Titanate nanotubes with 10 nm diameter was formed for NaOH to TiO(2) ratio >27 treated at 110 degrees C for 24h. Increasing the synthesis temperature to 150 degrees C, the titanate nanotubes transformed to anatase phase and it was found minimum of 15 h is required for completing transformation from nanoparticles to nanotubular structure. With increasing annealing temperature, titanate nanotubes undergo dehydration and form anatase phase. Besides, the sintegration of the nanotubes was observed at 500 degrees C and the structure completely converted to nanoparticles at 600 degrees C. The photocatalytic activity of the sample was evaluated by degradation of methyl orange aqueous solution. The results indicate the photocatalytic activity of titanate is low and once the formation of anatase phase begins with increasing temperature, the photocatalytic activity increases dramatically. However, the deterioration in the tubular structure and increase in oxygen vacancies which act as a recombination centre of electron-holes with increasing annealing temperature need to be controlled to avoid the reduction in the photocatalytic behavior of anatase phase. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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