The aim of this research was to prepare rare metal (Er, Yb)-modified TiO2 nanoparticles by a sol-gel method. The obtained nanoparticles were characterized by BET measurements, UV-Vis spectra and the Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) method. Visible light photocatalytic activity of the sample was studied by photodegradation of phenol while considering the influence of the dopant concentration. Th...

Regularly spaced TiO2 nanotubes were prepared by anodizing a titanium substrate in triethylene glycol electrolyte at elevated temperature. In comparison to conventional TiO2 nanotubes, spaced nanotubes possess an adjustable spacing between the individual nanotubes; this allows for controlled buildup of a hierarchical nanoparticle-on-nanotube structure. Here, we use this principle for layer-by-l...

The interaction strength of Au nanoparticles with pristine and nitrogen doped TiO2 nanowire surfaces was analysed using density functional theory and their significance in enhancing the solar driven photoelectrocatalytic properties was elucidated. In this article, we prepared 4-dimethylaminopyridine capped Au nanoparticle decorated TiO2 nanowire systems. The density functional theory calculatio...

The metallorganic chemical vapor deposition method was successfully used to synthesize pure TiO2 and Nd3 -, Pd2 -, Pt4 -, and Fe3 -doped TiO2 nanoparticles. Polycrystalline TiO2 structure was verified with x-ray diffraction, which showed typical characteristic anatase reflections without any separate dopant-related peaks. Transmission electron microscopy observations confirmed the existence of ...

Silver doped TiO2 nanoparticles have been prepared by liquid impregnation (LI) and photodeposition (PD) methods and characterized by surface analytical methods such as scanning electron micrographs (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The photocatalytic activity of silver doped TiO2 was tested by photocatalytic degradation of C.I. Acid Red 88 (AR88) as a model compound from monoazo textile dyes. ...

Amorphous titanium dioxide (TiO2) and gold (Au) doped TiO2-based surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors have been investigated as hydrogen gas detectors. The nanocrystal-doped TiO2 films were synthesized through a sol-gel route, mixing a Ti-butoxide-based solution with diluted colloidal gold nanoparticles. The films were deposited via spin coating onto 64◦ YX LiNbO3 SAW transducers in a helium atm...

Nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized via plasma assisted metal organic chemical vapor deposition. Nitrogen dopant concentration was varied from 0 to 1.61 at. %. The effect of nitrogen ion doping on visible light photocatalysis has been investigated. Samples were analyzed by various analytical techniques such as x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, x-ray photoelectr...

In the present study, the insulating titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles were dispersed in two different concentrations of 0.5 wt % and 1.0 wt % in pure ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) mixture, W206E. The effects of different concentrations of dopant TiO2 in W206E for electro-optical and dielectric properties have been studied. The optical microscopy measurements clearly show the isotropic...

a simple, inexpensive and one-step synthesis route of ag-tio2 nanoparticles by arc discharge method isreported. the resulting nanoparticles were characterized using x-ray diffraction and scanning electronmicroscopy. x-ray diffraction patterns demonstrate dominance of rutile to anatase phase in tio2 andformation of silver metal on tio2 after arc discharge process. scanning electron microscopy im...