A facile hydrothermal approach for construction of carbon coating on TiO2 nanoparticles

Herein a facile hydrothermal approach is used to construct carbon coated TiO2 nanoparticles employing dextrose as the source of carbon. The procedure is operated at a low temperature of 200 °C. Fourier infrared spectroscopy demonstrated the successful coating of carbon on TiO2 nanoparticles. The phase composition of TiO2 and carbon coated TiO2 nanoparticles were studied using X-ray diffraction and the surface morphology was analyzed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The existence of carbon coating on TiO2 nanoparticles was revealed by thermogravimetric analysis through different thermograms exhibited for TiO2 and carbon coated TiO2 nanoparticles. The reported method offers a simple and efficient approach for production of carbon coated TiO2 nanoparticles.

A facile hydrothermal approach is used to construct carbon coated TiO2 nanoparticles employing dextrose as the source of carbon. The procedure is operated at a low temperature of 200 °C. The reported method offers a simple and efficient approach for production of carbon coated TiO2 nanoparticles.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights
► Facile and low temperature hydrothermal method.
► Effective coating of carbon over TiO2 nanoparticles.
► Successful coating of carbon on TiO2 was revealed by SEM and TEM.
► Different TGA profiles were obtained for TiO2 and carbon coated TiO2.