An Experimental Investigation on Workability and Bleeding Behaviors of Cement Pastes Doped with Nano Titanium Oxide (n-TiO 2) Nanoparticles and FlyAsh

In this study,the workability of cement-based grouts containing n-TiO 2 nanoparticles and fly ash has been investigated experimentally.Several characteristic quantities(including,but not limited to,the marsh cone flow time,the mini slump spreading diameter and the plate cohesion meter value)have been measured for different percentages of these additives.The use of fly ash as a mineral additive has been found to result in improvements in terms of workability behavior as expected.Moreover,if nano titanium oxide is also used,an improvement can be obtained regarding the bleeding values for the cement-based grout mixes.Using such experimental data,a multi-layer perceptron artificial neural network model has been developed(5 neurons in the hidden layer of the network model have been developed using a total of 42 experimental data).70%of the data employed in this model have been used for training,15%for validation and 15%for the test phase.The results demonstrate that the artificial neural network model can predict Marsh cone flow time,mini slump spreading diameter and plate cohesion meter values with an average error of 0.15%.

Fabrication of titanium oxide films at low temperature from aqueous solution

Titanium oxide thin films were prepared on self-assembled monolayers-coated silicon substrate using layer-by-layer self-assembly method and chemical bath deposition from an aqueous solution. The effects of temperature on structural properties, thickness and morphologies of titanium oxide thin films were investigated. The results show that the absorption peak of peroxo complexes of titanium at 410 nm decreases gradually with increasing the temperature. The deposited films consisting of titanium oxide nanocrystals are believed to be fully amorphous by XRD. Titanium oxide thin films fabricated at 60 °C for 2 h are continuous, dense and homogeneous with a size in the range of 20-40 nm by SEM. The chemical compositions of deposited thin films were studied by EDS, and the mole ratio of O to Ti is 2.2：1.

Selective Anti-Hepatoma Treated with Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles in vitro

Effects of titanium oxide (TiO 2) nanoparticles on Bel-7402 human hepatoma cells and L-02 human hepatocytes at different times were observed.Using cell culture,cell growth curves of Bel-7402 cells and L-02 cells treated with TiO 2 nanoparticles were examined by MTT assay,and the cellular ultrastructure was observed by an analytical transmission electron microscope (ATEM).It is found that OD value of Bel-7402 cell treated with TiO 2 nanoparticles for 48-144h is obviously lower than that of control group (p<0.01).However the growth curve of L-02 cells is almost not affected by TiO 2 nanoparticles.ATEM and energy dispersive X ray (EDX) analyses show that there are obvious vacuoles increased heterolysosome,and particles with high electron density which are confirmed to be TiO 2 nanoparticles in Bel-7402 cytoplasm.More interestingly,it is alse found that TiO 2 nanoparticle obviously inhibits the proliferation of hepatoma cells by altering lysosome activity and destroying cytoplasm structure.The inhibition on proliferation of hepatocytes by TiO 2 nanoparticles is much slighter.The results demonstrate that TiO 2 nanoparticle has different killing effects on cancer cell and normal cell.

Study the Characteristics of Titanium Oxide Hydrogen Ion Sensor Using XRD and AES

We study the extended gate ion sensitive structure,and deposit the titanium oxide (TiO_2) thin film on p-type (100) silicon substrate.The device of the hydrogen ion sensing structure is TiO_2/Si-substrate,and a commercial device of the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) is connected to the separative sensing device.The sensitivity and linearity are measured under different work pressures.When the mixed ratio of Ar/O_2 is 80 ml·min^(-1)/20 ml·min^(-1),the work pressure is 4 Pa,the sputtering power is 150 W,and the sputtering time is two hours,the better sensing properties of the sensitivity and linearity are 36.49 mV/pH and 0.99654,respectively.However,some instruments are analyzed the surface of TiO_2 membrane,such as X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Auger Electron Spectrometer (AES).The characteristics of TiO_2 thin film can be demonstrated.

Effect of Ammonia Thermal Treatment on the Structure and Activity of Titanium Oxide Photocatalysts

Different titanium oxide powders （ATiO2, BTiO2） were pretreated in ammonia （NH3） gas at high temperatures. After the pretreatment, the color of the titanium oxide powders changed from white to yellow or gray depending on the pretreatment temperatures. Morphologies and structures of the treated titanium oxide powders were characterized by physical chemical methods. XRD measurements showed that the crystalline structures were mainly mixture of anatase and rutile for the ATiO2 but only anatase for the BTiO2, Stronger absorption of visible light was observed for both types of samples using UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrated that doped nitrogen existed on the surface TiO2 after ammonia gas pretreatment. The photocatalytic activities of the treated titanium oxide samples were evaluated via the photodegradation of methyl orange and phenol in aqueous suspensions. No obvious improvement in photocatalytic activity was achieved by ammonia pretreatment although it could enhance the absorption of light. Effects of treatment temperatures on photoactivities were complete different for ATiO2 and BTiO2 （i.e. higher treated temperatures yielded higher activities for BTiO2 but lower for ATiO2）. All samples yielded lower activity levels after ammonia pretreatment without regard to pretreatment temperature or the reaction light resource.

Efficient aerobic oxidative desulfurization via three-dimensional ordered macroporous tungsten-titanium oxides

A series of three-dimensional ordered macroporous(3 DOM)W-TiO_(2)catalysts have been prepared through a facile colloidal crystal template method.The prepared materials characterized in detail exhibited enhanced catalytic activity in aerobic oxidative desulfurization process.The experimental results indicated that the as-prepared materials possessed excellent 3 DOM structure,which is beneficial for the catalytic activity.The sample 3 DOM W-TiO_(2)-20 exhibited the highest activity in ODS process,and the sulfur removal can reach 98%in 6 h.Furthermore,the oxidative product was also analyzed in the reaction process.

Engineering titanium oxide-based support for electrocatalysis

The corrosion and weaker interaction with metal catalysts of common carbon supports during electrocatalysis push the development of alternative supports materials. Titanium oxide-based materials have been widely explored as electrocatalysts supports in consideration of their chemical stability, strong interactions with metal catalyst and wider applications in electrocatalytic reactions as well as the improved electronic conductivity. This review summarizes recent research advances in engineering titanium oxide-based supports for the catalysts in electrocatalysis field to provide guidance for designing high performance non-carbon supported electrocatalysts. Typically, the titanium oxide-based supports are classified into shaped TiO_(2), doped TiO_(2), titanium suboxide and TiO_(2)-carbon composites according to the modification methods and corresponding preparation methods. Then the engineering strategies and electrocatalytic applications are discussed in detail. Finally, the challenges, future research directions and perspectives of titanium oxide-based supports for electrocatalysis are presented for practical applications.

Characteristics of titanium oxide memristor with coexistence of dopant drift and a tunnel barrier

The recent published experimental data of titanium oxide memristor devices which are tested under the same experi- mental conditions exhibit the strange instability and complexity of these devices. Such undesired characteristics preclude the understanding of the device conductive processes and the memristor-based practical applications. The possibility of the coexistence of dopant drift and tunnel barrier conduction in a memristor provides preliminary explanations for the undesired characteristics. However, current research lacks detailed discussion about the coexistence case. In this paper, dopant drift and tunnel barrier-based theories are first analyzed for studying the relations between parameters and physical variables which affect characteristics of mernristors, and then the influences of each parameter change on the conductive behaviors in the single and coexistence cases of the two mechanisms are simulated and discussed respectively. The simulation results provide further explanations of the complex device conduction. Theoretical methods of eliminating or reducing the coex- istence of the two mechanisms are proposed, in order to increase the stability of the device conduction. This work also provides the support for optimizing the fabrications of memristor devices with excellent performance.

THE PREPARATION OF TITANIUM OXIDE OVERLAYER ON Fe(110) FOR SURFACE SCIENCE STUDIES

The preparation, characterization and properties of titania overlayer on Fe(110) substrate is hereby reported. The TiO_X overlayer was found to form in a layer-by-layer mode with a suboxide of titanium in the form of TiO migrating into the Fe substrate and Fe migrating into the deposited layer of TiO_X simultaneously during the deposition.

Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Titanium Oxide Films by Dielectric Barrier Discharge in TiCl_4/O_2/N_2 Gas Mixtures

Low-pressure dielectric barrier discharge（DBD） TiCl4/O2and N2 plasmas have been used to deposit titanium oxide films at different power supply driving frequencies. A homemade large area low pressure DBD reactor was applied, characterized by the simplicity of the experimental set-up and a low consumption of feed gas and electric power, as well as being easy to operate. Atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy,and contact angle measurements have been used to characterize the deposited films. Experimental results show all deposited films are uniform and hydrophilic with a contact angle of about 15 o.Compared to titanium oxide films deposited in TiCl4/O2gas mixtures, those in TiCl4/O2/N2gas mixtures are much more stable. The contact angle of titanium oxide films in TiCl4/O2/N2gas mixtures with the addition of 50% N2 and 20% TiCl4 is still smaller than 20 o, while that of undoped titanium oxide films is larger than 64 owhen they are measured after one week. The low-pressure TiCl4/O2plasmas consist of pulsed glow-like discharges with peak widths of several microseconds, which leads to the uniform deposition of titanium oxide films. Increasing a film thickness over several hundreds of nm leads to the film’s fragmentation due to the over-high film stress. Optical emission spectra（OES） of TiCl4/O2DBD plasmas at various power supply driving frequencies are presented.

Study on the surface of hydrous titanium oxide adsorbent for extracting uranium from seawater-Ⅱ. The surface of HTO

This is second paper summarizing the study on the hydrous titanium oxide absorbent for extracting uranium fromseawater. The investigation is performed by means of X- ray photoelectronic energy spectroscopy for chemical analysis ( ESC A ) , determination of surface hydroxy radical, Fourier-transfer infrared spectrophotometry (FT-IR ) , electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), inductively coupled Plasma torch (ICP), etc. The emphasis is laid upon the exploration of HTO surface and a discussion about the adsorption micromechanism.

Adsorption of uranyl complex ions on hydrous titanium oxide (HTO)——Ⅱ Infrared spectrum investigation

-The i. r. spectra of Na4 [UO2 (CO3)3], Na [UO2 (OH)3] and the surface species of uranium on HTO underthe condition of flowing natural seawater and concentrated seawater (NaCl-NaHCO3-U) were recorded, with the bands of urany! of surface species obtained and the finding that iigands of surface species besides HTO are mainly water and OH, and there are some CO32- groups under the condition of natural seawater. Some relations between the complex properties and the j. r. spectroscopic characters for uranyl complexes were studied, and the transferred change quantity of surface complex was calculated.Structure models for surface species of adsorption are herein presented and the mechanism for uranium adsorption is deduced.

PREPARATION OF POLYSULFONAMIDE AND MODIFIED TITANIUM OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES BY IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION

A kind of new nano composite with ultraviolet （UV） ray resistance and high temperature stability was prepared by in-situ polymerization in low temperature. Polysulfonamide （PSA） was synthesized with 4, 4＇-diaminodiphenyl sulfone （DDS） and terephthaloyl chloride （TPC） in the common solvent N, N-Dimethyl- -acetamide （DMAc）. Nano filler is a certain nano titanium oxide modified by silicon oxide （TMS）, which plays the role of UV resistance additives. Properties of the novel composite materials were characterized by Atomic Force microscopy （AFM）, thermal gravimetric Analysis （TGA） and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy. AFM had showed the sizes and distributions of TMS particles in the nanocomposite. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy for the nanocomposites showed a large absorption in UV band. TGA showed the decomposition temperature was increased over ten degrees with 0.5% wt TMS for this nanocomposite compared with pure PSA.

Titanium Oxide Nanorods pH Sensors:Comparison between Voltammetry and Extended Gate Field Effect Transistor Measurements

In recent years there has increased interest in the characterization of titanium oxide nanorods for application in analytical devices. The titanium oxide nanorods (NRTiO) were obtained by hydrothermal reaction with a NaOH solution heated in the autoclave at 150°C for up to 50 h. Experimental data indicate that the prepared nanorods consist of anatase and rutile phases, with a possible interlayer structure. The NRTiO was investigated as pH sensor in the pH range 2 - 12, and the extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET) configuration presented a sensitivity of 49.6 mV/pH. Voltammetric data showed a sensitivity of 47.8 mV/pH. These results indicate that the material is a promising candidate for applications as an EGFET-pH sensor and as a disposable biosensor in the future.

Modeling and numerical analysis of nanoliquid (titanium oxide, graphene oxide) flow viscous fluid with second order velocity slip and entropy generation

The prime objective of the present communication is to examine the entropy-optimized second order velocity slip Darcy–Forchheimer hybrid nanofluid flow of viscous material between two rotating disks.Electrical conducting flow is considered and saturated through Darcy–Forchheimer relation.Both the disks are rotating with different angular frequencies and stretches with different rates.Here graphene oxide and titanium dioxide are considered for hybrid nanoparticles and water as a continuous phase liquid.Joule heating,heat generation/absorption and viscous dissipation effects are incorporated in the mathematical modeling of energy expression.Furthermore,binary chemical reaction with activation energy is considered.The total entropy rate is calculated in the presence of heat transfer irreversibility,fluid friction irreversibility,Joule heating irreversibility,porosity irreversibility and chemical reaction irreversibility through thermodynamics second law.The nonlinear governing equations are first converted into ordinary differential equations through implementation of appropriate similarity transformations and then numerical solutions are calculated through Built-in-Shooting method.Characteristics of sundry flow variables on the entropy generation rate,velocity,concentration,Bejan number,temperature are discussed graphically for both graphene oxide and titanium dioxide hybrid nanoparticles.The engineering interest like skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number are computed numerically and presented through tables.It is noticed from the obtained results that entropy generation rate and Bejan number have similar effects versus diffusion parameter.Also entropy generation rate is more against the higher Brinkman number.

Titanium oxide artificial synaptic device:Nanostructure modeling and synthesis,memristive cross-bar fabrication,and resistive switching investigation

The paper shows the results of the mathematical model development and the numerical simulation of the oxygen vacancies,and the distribution of TiO,Ti_(2)O_(3),and TiO_(2)oxides in the titanium oxide nanostructure obtained by local anodic oxidation(anodization).The effect of the anodization voltage pulse duration and amplitude on the titanium oxide composition distribution and the conduction channel formation was shown.Synaptic device prototypes based on electrochemical titanium oxide are fabricated and investigated.It was shown that forming free resistive switching between the low resistances state(LRS)1.43±0.54 kΩand the high resistance state(HRS)28.75±9.75 kΩwere observed during 100,000 switching cycles and LRS 1.49±0.23 kΩwas maintained for 10,000 s.Multilevel resistive switching of the synaptic device prototype was investigated.It was shown that increasing Uset from 0.5 to 1.5 V leads to different LRS from 3.96±0.19 to 0.71±0.10 kΩ.The results obtained can be used in the development of technological foundations for the formation of high-performance multilevel artificial synapses for elements of neuroelectronics and hardware neural networks.

Photothermal therapy by using titanium oxide nanoparticles

The photothermal therapy （PTT） technique is regarded as a promising method for cancer treatment. However, one of the obstacles preventing its clinical application is the non-degradability and biotoxicity of the existing heavy-metal and carbon-based therapeutic agents. Therefore, a PTT material with a high photothermal efficiency, low toxicity, and good biocompatibility is urgently wanted. Herein, we report a titanium oxide-based therapeutic agent with a high efficacy and low toxicity for the PTT process. We demonstrated that Magneliphase Ti8015 nanoparticles fabricated by the arc-melting method exhibit 〉98% absorption of near infrared light and a superior photothermal therapy effect in the in vivo mouse model. The Ti8O15 nanoparticle PTT material also shows a good biocompatibility and biosafety. Our study reveals Magneli-phase titanium oxide as a new family of PTT agents and introduces new applications of titanium oxides for photothermal conversion.

Pd-Ni nanoparticles supported on titanium oxide as effective catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions

We have successfully prepared a series of Pd- Ni/TiO2 catalysts by a one-step impregnation-reduction method. Among these catalysts with different compositions of Ni and Pd, the one with the Ni：Pd ratio of 2.95 showed the best activity. Small monodispersed Pd-Ni bimetallic nanoparticles were loaded on the surface of titanium oxide nanopowder as confirmed with TEM and EDS mapping. The XPS analysis demonstrated that Pd exists as 31% Pd（II） species and 69% Pd（0） species and all nickel is Ni（II）. The prepared Pd-Ni/TiO2 exhibited enhanced catalytic activity compared to an equal amount of Pd/TiO2 for Suzuki-Miyaura reactions together with excellent applicability and reusability.

Coaxial Si/anodic titanium oxide/Si nanotube arrays for lithium-ion battery anodes

Silicon （Si） has the highest known theoretical specific capacity （3,590 mAh/g for Li1.5Si4, and 4,200 mAh/g for Li22Si4） as a lithium-ion battery anode, and has attracted extensive interest in the past few years. However, its application is limited by poor cyclability and early capacity fading due to significant volume changes during lithiation and delithiation processes. In this work, we report a coaxial silicon/anodic titanium oxide/silicon （Si-ATO--Si） nanotube array structure grown on a titanium substrate demonstrating excellent electrochemical cyclability. The ATO nanotube scaffold used for Si deposition has many desirable features, such as a rough surface for enhanced Si adhesion, and direct contact with the Ti substrate working as current collector. More importantly, our ATO scaffold provides a rather unique advantage in that Si can be loaded on both the inner and outer surfaces, and an inner pore can be retained to provide room for Si volume expansion. This coaxial structure shows a capacity above 1,500 mAh/g after 100 cycles, with less than 0.05% decay per cycle. Simulations show that this improved performance can be attributed to the lower stress induced on Si layers upon lithiation/delithiation compared with some other recently reported Si-based nanostructures.