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Synthesis of TiO2/SiO2 nanoparticles in a water-in-carbon-dioxide microemulsion and their photocatalytic activity

Synthesis of TiO2/SiO2 nanoparticles in a water-in-carbon-dioxide microemulsion and their... TiO2 and TiO2/SiO2 nanoparticles were prepared by controlled hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide and tetraethylorhtosilicate in water-in-carbon-dioxide microemulsion using ammonium carboxylate perfluoro-polyether (PFPE-NH4) as a surfactant. These particles were characterized by HRTEM, XRD, FT-IR, TGA and DTA. The particles calcined at 500°C were identified as a nanocrystalline anatase phase, regardless of the titanium tetraisopropoxide/teraethylorthosilicate (TTIP/TEOS) molar ratio. The crystallite size decreased with an increase of the silica content. From FT-IR analysis, the band for Ti-O-Si vibration was observed and the band intensity for Si-O-Si vibration increased with an increase of the silica content. The micrographs of HRTEM showed that the TiO2/SiO2 nanoparticles had a spherical morphology with a narrow size distribution and the lattice fringe was 0.35 nm, which corresponds to the lattice spacing of (101) plane in the anatase phase. In addition, TiO2/SiO2 particles showed higher photocatalytic activity than pure TiO2 and the TiO2/SiO2 (80:20) particles showed the highest activity on the photocatalytic decomposition of p-nitrophenol. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Research on Chemical Intermediates Springer Journals

Synthesis of TiO2/SiO2 nanoparticles in a water-in-carbon-dioxide microemulsion and their photocatalytic activity

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2005 by VSP
Subject
Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Catalysis
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0922-6168
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1568-5675
DOI
10.1163/1568567053956626
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Abstract

TiO2 and TiO2/SiO2 nanoparticles were prepared by controlled hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide and tetraethylorhtosilicate in water-in-carbon-dioxide microemulsion using ammonium carboxylate perfluoro-polyether (PFPE-NH4) as a surfactant. These particles were characterized by HRTEM, XRD, FT-IR, TGA and DTA. The particles calcined at 500°C were identified as a nanocrystalline anatase phase, regardless of the titanium tetraisopropoxide/teraethylorthosilicate (TTIP/TEOS) molar ratio. The crystallite size decreased with an increase of the silica content. From FT-IR analysis, the band for Ti-O-Si vibration was observed and the band intensity for Si-O-Si vibration increased with an increase of the silica content. The micrographs of HRTEM showed that the TiO2/SiO2 nanoparticles had a spherical morphology with a narrow size distribution and the lattice fringe was 0.35 nm, which corresponds to the lattice spacing of (101) plane in the anatase phase. In addition, TiO2/SiO2 particles showed higher photocatalytic activity than pure TiO2 and the TiO2/SiO2 (80:20) particles showed the highest activity on the photocatalytic decomposition of p-nitrophenol.

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Published: Jun 1, 2005

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