TY - GEN
T1 - Synthesis of titania nanostructures and their application as catalyst supports for hydrogenation and oxidation reactions
AU - Sikhwivhilu, Lucky Mashudu
AU - Ray, Suprakas Sinha
AU - Coville, Neil John
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Nanomaterials are of great importance for their versatile applications in gas sensors, solar cells and photocatalysis due to their unique optical, electrical and catalytic properties. Titania derived nanotubular and nanospherical particles with a titanate structure were synthesized using a hydrothermal procedure in the presence of very concentrated solutions of KOH and NaOH respectively. Both nanostructures were found to exhibit relatively large specific surface areas, i.e. 280 and 303 m2/g for materials treated in NaOH and KOH respectively. The morphological and structural properties were characterised by TEM, SEM, Raman spectroscopy and XRD.
AB - Nanomaterials are of great importance for their versatile applications in gas sensors, solar cells and photocatalysis due to their unique optical, electrical and catalytic properties. Titania derived nanotubular and nanospherical particles with a titanate structure were synthesized using a hydrothermal procedure in the presence of very concentrated solutions of KOH and NaOH respectively. Both nanostructures were found to exhibit relatively large specific surface areas, i.e. 280 and 303 m2/g for materials treated in NaOH and KOH respectively. The morphological and structural properties were characterised by TEM, SEM, Raman spectroscopy and XRD.
KW - Hydrothermal synthesis
KW - Titanate nanotubes
KW - Titania
KW - Titania nanotubes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=56349150537&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/3-908451-57-4.61
DO - 10.4028/3-908451-57-4.61
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:56349150537
SN - 9771012039401
T3 - Solid State Phenomena
SP - 61
EP - 68
BT - Perspectives of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Acta Materialia Gold Medal Workshop, European Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting
PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
T2 - E-MRS Fall Meeting 2007 - Acta Materilla Gold Medal Workshop
Y2 - 17 September 2007 through 21 September 2007
ER -