Synthesis of Stable Sols of Layered Titanate Nanoparticles using Dialysis and Applications for Thin Film Preparation

Authors

  • Chun Ming Wen Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University
  • Takashi Kojima Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University
  • Naofumi Uekawa Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5030.2015.04.04.1

Keywords:

Nanostructures, Oxides, Thin films, Sol-gel, Peptization, Coatings

Abstract

Sols with stable dispersion of layered titanate nanoparticles were prepared at 298 K using dialysis of a mixed solution of ethylene glycol, TiCl3, ammonium carbonate, and H2O2. Raman spectra of the particles in the obtained sols showed Raman scattering peaks which can be assigned to a layered titanate structure. The stability of the obtained sols depended on the molar ratio of [ammonium carbonate] / [Ti ion]. The molar ratios of 3, 4, and 5 produced transparent yellow stable sols. Peptization of titanium hydroxide precipitate with H2O2 formed stable sols with dispersion of layered titanate nanoparticles, which had plate - shaped morphology. The obtained sols formed layered titanate thin films on glass substrates easily by drying the sols. Furthermore, when the layered titanate thin films were heated at 773 K for 1 h, anatase TiO2 thin films were obtained with (101) orientation of crystallites and optical transparency.

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2015-12-18

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Wen, C. M., Kojima, T., & Uekawa, N. (2015). Synthesis of Stable Sols of Layered Titanate Nanoparticles using Dialysis and Applications for Thin Film Preparation. Journal of Applied Solution Chemistry and Modeling, 4(4), 165–172. https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5030.2015.04.04.1

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