Title :
Synthesis of TiO2 nanowires from fusion method
Author :
Muslimin, Masliana ; Meor Yusoff, M.S. ; Wilfred, S.P. ; Parimala, D.
Author_Institution :
Mater. Technol. Group, Malaysian NuclearAgency (Nucl. Malaysia), Bangi, Malaysia
Abstract :
Free standing nanowires are produced from synthetic rutiles which are treated with NaOH at 500°C for 4 hours, followed by repeated water washing [1-5]. The samples are treated again with 40% and 50% of NaOH (leaching process). This is the critical part of forming the wire structure. Diameter of the wires from 20-30nm and length of more than 4μm are produced from this process. Products are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A possible formation mechanism of nanowires from synthetic rutiles precursor is proposed.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; leaching; nanofabrication; nanowires; scanning electron microscopy; titanium compounds; SEM; TiO2; X-ray diffraction; XRD; free standing nanowires; fusion synthesis; leaching; repeated water washing; scanning electron microscopy; size 20 nm to 30 nm; synthetic rutiles; temperature 500 degC; time 4 hour;
Conference_Titel :
Enabling Science and Nanotechnology (ESciNano), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8853-7
DOI :
10.1109/ESCINANO.2010.5700988
