Synthesis and electronic structure of low-density monoliths of nanoporous nanocrystalline anatase TiO2

Autor: Y. M. Wang, Theodore F. Baumann, Sergei O. Kucheyev, J. H. Satcher, T. van Buuren
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. :609-612
ISSN: 0368-2048
Popis: Monolithic nanocrystalline anatase titania aerogels are synthesized by the epoxide sol–gel method followed by thermal annealing at 550 ° C. These aerogels are formed by ∼ 10–20 nm size anatase nanoparticles which are randomly oriented and interconnected into an open-cell solid network. Aerogel monoliths have an apparent density of ∼ 10% and a surface area of ∼ 100 m 2 g −1 . High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and soft X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy reveal good crystallinity of the anatase nanoparticles forming the aerogel skeleton.
Databáze: OpenAIRE