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Synthesis and characterization of colloidal titania nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Ana-Lilia Díaz-Fonseca  and
Juan-Carlos Cheang-Wong
Ana-Lilia Díaz-Fonseca
Affiliation:
alidifo@fisica.unam.mx, Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 20-364, México, D.F., 01000, Mexico
Juan-Carlos Cheang-Wong
Affiliation:
cheang@fisica.unam.mx, Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 20-364, México, D.F., 01000, Mexico
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Abstract

Spherical submicrometer-sized titanium dioxide (TiO2 or titania) particles were prepared by the sol-gel method from hydrolysis and condensation of titanium alkoxide using different basic catalysts in ethanol/acetonitrile at different annealing temperatures. A systematic study was performed in order to determine the effect on the particle size and shape of the different reagents. Subsequently, they were deposited onto silicon wafers, in order to form a monolayer of TiO2 monodisperse particles. The titania particles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy to determine size and shape, and by X-ray diffraction to find their crystal structure.

Keywords

colloidsol-gelnanostructure
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1074: Symposium I – Synthesis and Metrology of Nanoscale Oxides and Thin Films , 2008 , 1074-I10-24
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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