Using a Sol-Gel Method to Prepare the TiO₂/CNTs Nanocomposite

Abstract:

Summarizd the methods of oxide coated on the surface of carbon nanotubes. Using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as template, TiO₂/CNTs nanocomposite was prepared by a sol-gel method. Urea as a promoter, obtained by the slow hydrolysis of tetrabutyl titanate Ti (OH)₄ precursor is deposited on the carbon nanotubes, is further dehydrated to form TiO₂. Its structure was characterized by X-ray energy spectroscopy (EDS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and obtain uniform coating of TiO₂/CNTs composites

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 529)
• Pages: 108-111
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.529.108
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Sheng Hao Meng*, Yan Jun, Hong Guang Li, Shi Guo Du
• Keywords: Carbon Nanotube (CN), Nanocomposite, Sol-Gel Method, TiO₂

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