Metal Oxide/TiO2 Hybrid Nanotubes Fabricated through the Organogel Route
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Preparation of Gelator 1
2.2. Fabrication of TiO2 Nanotubes
2.3. Effect of Calcination Temperatures on TiO2 Nanotubes
2.4. Fabrication of Other Metal Oxides
2.5. Fabrication of Ta2O5/TiO2 Hybrid Nanotubes
2.6. Hybridization of Other Metal Oxides into TiO2
2.7. Hybridization of Metal Oxides Except for TiO2
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Sol-Gel Polymerization
4.3. Instrumentation and Techniques
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Calcination | Nanostructure | Crystal | BET Surface Area |
---|---|---|---|
550 °C | Nanotube | Anatase | 19 m2/g |
600 °C | Nanotube | Anatase | 18 m2/g |
650 °C | Nanotube | Anatase/Rutile | 13 m2/g |
700 °C | Nanotube | Anatase/Rutile | 12 m2/g |
750 °C | Nanotube | Rutile | 10 m2/g |
800 °C | Partly collapse | Rutile | 5 m2/g |
900 °C | Collapse | Rutile | 4 m2/g |
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Suzuki, M.; Tanaka, K.; Kato, Y.; Hanabusa, K. Metal Oxide/TiO2 Hybrid Nanotubes Fabricated through the Organogel Route. Gels 2017, 3, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels3030024
Suzuki M, Tanaka K, Kato Y, Hanabusa K. Metal Oxide/TiO2 Hybrid Nanotubes Fabricated through the Organogel Route. Gels. 2017; 3(3):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels3030024
Chicago/Turabian StyleSuzuki, Masahiro, Keita Tanaka, Yukie Kato, and Kenji Hanabusa. 2017. "Metal Oxide/TiO2 Hybrid Nanotubes Fabricated through the Organogel Route" Gels 3, no. 3: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels3030024