Synthesis of nano-titanium dioxide by sol-gel route

Journal Article · Wed Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945247· OSTI ID:22591118

Kaler, Vandana; Duchaniya, R. K.; Pandel, U. ^[1]

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1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (India)

Nanosized titanium dioxide powder was synthesised via sol-gel route by hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide with ethanol and water mixture in high acidic medium. The synthesized nanopowder was further characterized by X-ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, and Ultraviolet Visible Spectroscopy in order to determine size, morphology and crystalline structure of the material. The synthesis of nano-TiO{sub 2} powder in anatase phase was realized by XRD. The optical studies of nano-TiO{sub 2} powder was carried out by UV-Vis spectroscopy and band gap was calculated as 3.5eV, The SEM results with EDAX confirmed that prepared nano-TiO{sub 2} particles were in nanometer range with irregular morphology. The FTIR analysis showed that only desired functional groups were present in sample. These nano-TiO{sub 2} particles have applications in solar cells, chemical sensors and paints, which are thrust areas these days.

• OSTI ID: 22591118
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1724, Issue 1; Conference: ETMN-2015: 2. international conference on emerging technologies: Micro to nano 2015, Rajasthan (India), 24-25 Oct 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
ETHANOL
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
HYDROLYSIS
INFRARED SPECTRA
MORPHOLOGY
NANOPARTICLES
NANOSTRUCTURES
POWDERS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SENSORS
SOLAR CELLS
SOL-GEL PROCESS
SYNTHESIS
TITANIUM OXIDES
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
VISIBLE SPECTRA
X-RAY DIFFRACTION