Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5447662 | Materials Chemistry and Physics | 2017 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
The hydrothermally synthesized titanate nanotubes were first modified by silane coupling agent as a pillar support, and then calcined at 450 °C. Finally, the surface coated silica was etched by concentrated NaOH to obtain pure titanium dioxide nanotube. The nanotubes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, high-resolution scanning and transmission electron microscopy, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm measurements and photoluminescence spectra. The results revealed that titanium dioxide nanotubes have good tubular morphology, high anatase crystallinity and large surface area. Due to the better 1D nano-tubular morphology and higher separation efficiency of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs, titanium dioxide nanotube exhibits improved photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange.
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Authors
Liangpeng Wu, Xu Yang, Juan Li, Yanqin Huang, Xinjun Li,