TY - GEN
T1 - Hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanotubes
T2 - Microwave heating versus conventional heating
AU - Sikhwivhilu, Lucky M.
AU - Mpelane, Siyasanga
AU - Moloto, Nosipho
AU - Sinha Ray, Suprakas
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The influence of the method of synthesis in the properties of the tubular structures derived from TiO2 was investigated using XRD, SEM and BET analysis. The use of microwave irradiation resulted in the formation of TiO 2 tubes comprising anatase and rutile phases. Conventional heating resulted in the formation of tubes with a titanate structure. The two methods yielded tubular structures with similar size dimensions, surface areas and morphologies. The two methods gave 100 % yields of tubes with different degrees of crystallinity.
AB - The influence of the method of synthesis in the properties of the tubular structures derived from TiO2 was investigated using XRD, SEM and BET analysis. The use of microwave irradiation resulted in the formation of TiO 2 tubes comprising anatase and rutile phases. Conventional heating resulted in the formation of tubes with a titanate structure. The two methods yielded tubular structures with similar size dimensions, surface areas and morphologies. The two methods gave 100 % yields of tubes with different degrees of crystallinity.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952404898&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/9780470944042.ch6
DO - 10.1002/9780470944042.ch6
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79952404898
SN - 9780470594728
T3 - Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
SP - 45
EP - 49
BT - Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology IV - A Collection of Papers Presented at the 34th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC
PB - American Ceramic Society
ER -