期刊
NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-0814-6
关键词
Titanium dioxide; Nanotube; Anodization; Crystallization; Photocatalysis
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61125503, 61404081, 11374204]
- Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation [14ZR1417700]
- Shu Guang project of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation [13SG52]
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [12JC1404400, 14520501000]
We report on the synthesis of TiO2 nanotube (NT) powders using anodic oxidation and ultrasonication. Compared to free-standing NT array films, the powder-type NTs can be easily fabricated in a cost-effective way. Particularly, without the substrate effect arising from underlying Ti metals, highly crystallized NT powders with intact tube structures and pure anatase phase can be obtained using high-temperature heat treatment. The application of NTs with different crystallinity for the photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue (MB) was then demonstrated. The results showed that with increasing annealing temperature, the photocatalytic decomposition rate was gradually enhanced, and the NT powder electrode annealed at 650A degrees C showed the highest photoactivity. Compared to typical NTs annealed at 450A degrees C, the rate constant increased by 2.7-fold, although the surface area was 21% lower. These findings indicate that the better photocatalytic activity was due to the significantly improved crystallinity of anatase anodic NTs in powder form, resulting in a low density of crystalline defects. This simple and efficient approach is applicable for scaled-up water purification and other light utilization applications.
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