Characterization of Nanostructured Titania and Titanate Materials Synthesized by Simple Hydrothermal Method

Abstract:

In this research, the effect of different hydrothermal treatment temperature (100, 150, and 200 °C) on the products obtained by hydrothermal method was studied. Various characterization techniques was carried out such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), energy dispersive of x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). XRD analysis shows that titanate phase was formed at 150 and 200 °C hydrothermal treatment. On the other hand, at 100 °C anatase TiO₂ phase structured was gained which is similar with the TiO₂ precursor. Morphological study using FESEM revealed that nanofibers and nanorods samples obtained at 150 °C and 200 °C, respectively. At 100°C, irregular shaped particle was attained similar with TiO₂ precursors. FTIR spectra for the all studied sample displayed three main broad peaks at the range of 3700-2800, and 1800-1400 assigned to –OH stretching and deformation mode due to H₂O molecules and M-O stretching mode at 900-400 cm^-1 assigned to Ti-O bond.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 889)
• Pages: 229-233
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.889.229
• Online since: March 2017
• Authors: Nur Arifah Ismail, Razali Mohd Hasmizam*, Khairul Anuar, Mat Amin
• Keywords: Hydrothermal, Nanostructured, Photocatalyst, Titanate, Titania

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