Synthesis and Characterization of Titanate Nanotubes Via Hydrothermal Process using Temperature Gradient Technique
Keywords:
titanate nanotubes, hydrothermal synthesis, characterizationAbstract
Titanium nanotubes (TiNTs), as a type of novel nanomaterial, have received abundant attention due to their remarkable structural and functional properties, including a large surface area, excellent biocompatibility, high photochemical capability and good electronic performance. In this regard, the hydrothermal method is the most reliable synthetic method for titantate nanotubes, as the entire set of charac- teristics can be controlled accurately and more im- portantly the synthesis of well-defined nanostructures.
Here in, we describe the synthesis and characterization of titanate nanotubes, which were prepared viaa hydrothermal reaction strategy using temperature gradient. The experimental process started with the synthesis of TiNTs by hydrothermal reaction at room pressure. The final samples were further investigated by advanced analytical techniques, such as FTIR, SEM, TEM, and XRD, and all the analyses confirmed the crystalline phase of TiNT.
The XRD diffraction pattern of the prepared TiNTs, e.g., was quite different from that of the parent anatase TiNPs, for example. Sharp peaks could be seen at 2θ angles of 27.600°, 36.160°, 41.450°, 54.460°, 62.850°, and 69.200°, corresponding to the crystallographic plans (110), (101), (111), (211), (020), and (301), respectively. The characterizations proved that the well-ordered crystalline structure to be formed were TiNTs, indicating that the proposed hydrothermal synthesis was feasible.
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