One-Step Nonaqueous Synthesis of Pure Phase TiO 2 Nanocrystals from TiCl 4 in Butanol and Their Photocatalytic Properties

Pure phase TiO 2 nanomaterials were synthesized by an autoclaving treatment of TiCl 4 with butanol as a single alcohol source. It was found that the control of molar ratio of TiCl 4 to butanol played an important role in determining the TiO 2 crystal phase and morphology. A high molar ratio of TiCl...

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Published in:Journal of nanomaterials 2011-12, Vol.2011, p.1-6
Main Authors: Cao, Tieping, Li, Yuejun, Wang, Changhua, Shao, Changlu, Liu, Yichun
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Language:English
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Summary:Pure phase TiO 2 nanomaterials were synthesized by an autoclaving treatment of TiCl 4 with butanol as a single alcohol source. It was found that the control of molar ratio of TiCl 4 to butanol played an important role in determining the TiO 2 crystal phase and morphology. A high molar ratio of TiCl 4 to butanol favored the formation of anatase nanoparticles, whereas rutile nanorods were selectively obtained at a low molar ratio of TiCl 4 to butanol. Evaluation of the photocatalytic activity of the synthesized TiO 2 was performed in terms of decomposition of organic dye rhodamine B under ultraviolet irradiation. It turned out that the as-synthesized TiO 2 crystallites possessed higher photocatalytic activities toward bleaching rhodamine B than Degussa P25, benefiting from theirhigh surface area, small crystal size as well as high crystallinity.
ISSN:1687-4110
1687-4129
DOI:10.1155/2011/267415