title: Facile synthesis of carbon nanotube-inorganic hybrid materials with improved photoactivity.
abstract: A facile method was used for the synthesis of CNTs@TiO2 nanocomposites using a simple apparatus at ambient pressure and temperature. CNTs@TiO2 exhibit core-shell structure without any interfacial adhesive layer on the CNT surface. The photodegradation of methyl orange suggests enhanced photoactivity of CNTs@TiO2 under UV light. The morphology, structure and composition of CNTs@TiO2 were also investigated.
authors.affiliation: Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China. zydi@mail.hust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zi-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yuan-Di
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D010782:Photolysis; D011312:Pressure; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C009495:titanium dioxide; C100258:methyl orange; D014025:Titanium