Synthesis and characterization of zirconium-doped mesoporous nano-crystalline TiO2.
A series of zirconium-doped nano-titania (Zr/TiO(2)) with various amounts of Zr were prepared by sol-gel method using titanium(iv) isopropoxide and zirconium nitrate as precursors. Zr/TiO(2) samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface area-pore volume measurements, infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV-vis-diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis-DRS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. XRD data and Raman spectra indicated that even after 5 mol% doping of zirconium in the crystal lattice of TiO(2), the samples were phase pure with the anatase structure. The crystalline size of the anatase decreased with increasing Zr content. An increase in the BET surface area was also observed after doping of zirconium on nano-titania.
Bineesh
Kanattukara Vijayan
KV
Division of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea. dwpark@pusan.ac.kr
Kim
Dong-Kyu
DK
Park
Dae-Won
DW
D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D016062:Porosity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013818:Thermogravimetry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
C009495:titanium dioxide; D015040:Zirconium; D014025:Titanium