Facile microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanotubes

被引:80
作者
Cui, L. [2 ]
Hui, K. N. [1 ]
Hui, K. S. [2 ]
Lee, S. K. [3 ]
Zhou, W. [4 ]
Wan, Z. P. [5 ]
Chi-Nhan Ha Thuc [6 ]
机构
[1] Pusan Natl Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Pusan 609735, South Korea
[2] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Syst Engn & Engn Management, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[3] Korea Inst Energy Res, Energy Policy Res Ctr, Taejon 305343, South Korea
[4] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Engn, Guangzhou Higher Educ Mega Ctr, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[5] S China Univ Technol, Sch Mech & Automot Engn, Guangzhou 510640, Peoples R China
[6] Univ Sci, Fac Mat Sci, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
关键词
Anatase; TiO2; nanotubes; Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis; ARRAYS; FABRICATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.matlet.2012.02.004
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Anatase TiO2 nanotubes grown on Ni foam substrates were successfully synthesized by treating TiO2 nanocrystals coated on an Ni foam in alkaline solution using a facile microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. The as-synthesized TiO2 nanotubes were characterized by SEM, TEM, and XRD. The effects of NaOH concentration, reaction time, hydrothermal temperature, and calcination temperature on the morphology, as well as crystal structure, of the nanotubes were investigated. TiO2 nanotubes synthesized under the optimal conditions were polycrystalline anatases with 4 to 5 multilayers, approximately 10 nm wide, and several tens of nanometers long. The possible formation mechanism for TiO2 nanotubes was also discussed in the current paper. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:175 / 178
页数:4
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