Nanocomposites of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with TiO2 for High Photocatalytic Activity

Tong Ling Tan; Chin Wei Lai; Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.925.13

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Nanocomposites of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with TiO₂ for High Photocatalytic Activity

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Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) coupled with TiO₂ nanoparticles was successfully synthesized using sol-gel method at room temperature. Titanium isopropoxide and MWCNTs were selected as starting materials. The presence of anatase TiO₂ phase in the MWCNTs/TiO₂ composites was determined by XRD analysis. In addition, FTIR analysis was conducted to determine the chemical bonding of MWCNTs/TiO₂ composites. Interestingly, it was found that the shifting of absorption edges of TiO₂nanoparticles towards to the visible-light region due to the incorporation of MWCNTs using UV-Visible spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of MWCNTs/TiO₂ nanocomposites was demonstrated by the Rhodamine B degradation.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 925)

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Tong Ling Tan, Chin Wei Lai, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid*

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MWCNT, Rhodamine B, Sol-Gel, TiO₂

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