TiO2 nanostructures were fabricated by a reaction of Ti foils in H2O2 solution at mild temperature, Porous TiO2 nanostructurcs, well adhered to Ti foil surfaces, were formed at 80 ℃ in 10 rain, and then flower- like ...TiO2 nanostructures were fabricated by a reaction of Ti foils in H2O2 solution at mild temperature, Porous TiO2 nanostructurcs, well adhered to Ti foil surfaces, were formed at 80 ℃ in 10 rain, and then flower- like and rod nanostructures formed in succession after a longer reaction time. Samples prepared at 80 ℃ for 4 h arc amorphous, and anatase-dominated crystal phase emerged in the sample prepared for as long as 10 h. Almost pure anatase phase were obtained in TiO2 nanostructures by annealing the samples at a temperature of 300 ℃. Photoeatalysis of the TiO2 nanostructures was characterized by the degradation of RhB dye molecules in an aqueous solution exposed to ultraviolet light. Results show a 7 cm^2 annealed TiO2 flower-like nanostrueture having the degradation rate of RhB as fast as 29.8 times that of the dye solution exposed to ultraviolet light alone.展开更多
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863) (2012AA062701)Collaborative Innovation Center for Regional Environmental Quality, China~~
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10574122 and No.60376008).
文摘TiO2 nanostructures were fabricated by a reaction of Ti foils in H2O2 solution at mild temperature, Porous TiO2 nanostructurcs, well adhered to Ti foil surfaces, were formed at 80 ℃ in 10 rain, and then flower- like and rod nanostructures formed in succession after a longer reaction time. Samples prepared at 80 ℃ for 4 h arc amorphous, and anatase-dominated crystal phase emerged in the sample prepared for as long as 10 h. Almost pure anatase phase were obtained in TiO2 nanostructures by annealing the samples at a temperature of 300 ℃. Photoeatalysis of the TiO2 nanostructures was characterized by the degradation of RhB dye molecules in an aqueous solution exposed to ultraviolet light. Results show a 7 cm^2 annealed TiO2 flower-like nanostrueture having the degradation rate of RhB as fast as 29.8 times that of the dye solution exposed to ultraviolet light alone.
