Effect of synthesis temperature on the morphology, structure and photocatalytic activity of TiO{sub 2} nanocrystals

Journal Article · Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4917728· OSTI ID:22490272

Mohapatra, A. K. ^[1]; Kim, Heeje ^[2]

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1. Applied Physics Department, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad-826004 (India)
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan (Korea, Republic of)

Nanocrystals of TiO{sub 2} were synthesized by a single-step chemical reaction between oleic acid and titanium (IV) iso-propoxide. The morphology and structure of the crystals were studied by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The vibrational properties of the nanocrystals were studied by Raman spectroscopy. The ultraviolet photocatalytic activity of the TiO{sub 2} nanocrystals was investigated by studying the photodegradation of aqueous solution of protocatecheuic acid (3,4-dihydroxy benzoic acid)

• OSTI ID: 22490272
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1665, Issue 1; Conference: 59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014, Tamilnadu (India), 16-20 Dec 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BENZOIC ACID
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRYSTALS
MORPHOLOGY
NANOSTRUCTURES
OLEIC ACID
PHOTOCATALYSIS
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
SYNTHESIS
TITANIUM
TITANIUM OXIDES
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
X-RAY DIFFRACTION