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Han DH, Park H, Goto T, Seo Y, Kondo Y, Cho S, Sekino T. Stoichiometric Study on Ion Composition of a Precursor in Chemical Bottom-Up Synthesis for Peroxo-Titanate. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:33293-33300. [PMID: 39100363 PMCID: PMC11292821 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c05470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Layered alkali titanates of the lepidocrocite type are gaining enormous interest in various fields owing to their unique properties. These materials are mainly synthesized through a hydrothermal alkali treatment. However, this method uses a highly concentrated alkali solution, which has high environmental impacts and is therefore unsuitable for mass synthesis. Herein, we propose an efficient method for the large-scale synthesis of layered sodium titanate structures (Na2-x H x Ti2O5) using a recently reported bottom-up chemical process. The effects of the Na:Ti molar ratio in the peroxo-titanium complex ion precursor on the products are investigated through stoichiometric calculations for a molar ratio range of 10:1-1:1. The optimal ratio for the complete ionization of TiH2 (which is the starting material) to form the peroxo-titanium complex ion is found to be 1.1:1. The amount of alkali raw material required is 99.6% lower than that required in the traditional hydrothermal method. The crystal structures and morphologies of the samples are almost identical regardless of the Na:Ti molar ratio. The precursor-derived peroxo bonds narrow the energy band gaps of the layered titanates even when the amount of titanium ions dissolved in the precursor increases. The proposed method is not only an efficient synthetic route for mass production but also has potential applications in the development of photofunctional materials.
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- Do Hyung Han
- SANKEN
(The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- SANKEN
(The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- SANKEN
(The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Institute
for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka
University, 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- SANKEN
(The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- SANKEN
(The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- SANKEN
(The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- SANKEN
(The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Ashok A, Vasanth A, Nagaura T, Setter C, Clegg JK, Fink A, Masud MK, Hossain MS, Hamada T, Eguchi M, Phan HP, Yamauchi Y. Mesoporous Metastable CuTe 2 Semiconductor. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23461-23469. [PMID: 37851534 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Binary metastable semiconductor materials offer exciting possibilities in the field of optoelectronics, such as photovoltaics, tunable photosensors, and detectors. However, understanding their properties and translating them into practical applications can sometimes be challenging, owing to their thermodynamic instability. Herein, we report a temperature-controlled crystallization technique involving electrochemical deposition to produce metastable CuTe2 thin films that can reliably function under ambient conditions. A series of in situ heating/cooling cycle tests from room temperature to 200 °C followed by spectral, morphological, and compound analyses (such as ultraviolet-visible light spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)) suggest that the seeding electrodes play a key role in the realization of the metastable phase in CuTe2 films. In particular, CuTe2 films deposited on Al electrodes exhibit superior crystallinity and long-term stability compared with those grown on a Au substrate. The XRD data of thermally annealed CuTe2 thin films deposited on Al show a markedly sharp peak, indicating significantly increased crystal-domain sizes. Our method can be used to achieve the metastable phase of CuTe2 with a bandgap of 1.67 eV and offers outstanding photoresponsivity under different illumination conditions.
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- Aditya Ashok
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala 682041, India
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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Park H, Han DH, Goto T, Cho S, Morimoto Y, Sekino T. A facile bottom-up method for synthesis of peroxo-potassium titanate nanoribbons and visible light photocatalytic activity derived from a peroxo-titanium bond. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:3573-3584. [PMID: 36134343 PMCID: PMC9400506 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00234e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Low-dimensional titanate nanostructures are gaining attention as a promising material for various photocatalytic applications. However, these conventional titanium oxide-based materials cannot utilize visible light because of their wide bandgap, and their synthesis generally requires high-alkali (10 mol L-1) and high-temperature (160-200 °C) conditions. Here, we report facile bottom-up synthesis for the visible light-activated peroxo-titanate nanoribbon (PTNR). The use of the peroxo-titanium complex ion containing the potassium ion as a precursor can induce the formation of a layered potassium titanate structure (K2-x H x Ti2O5) based on the self-organization reaction between titanium complex ions and potassium ions under mild synthetic conditions (0.29-4.39 mol L-1 KOH, 100 °C). Furthermore, the requirement of potassium ions in the formation of layered potassium titanate was stoichiometrically examined. The layered titanate crystals could be grown anisotropically, which depended on the radius of the cation used. Our results newly revealed that the larger radius of the interlayer cation promotes anisotropic crystal growth. As a result, in the case of the potassium base, a nanoribbon structure with a higher aspect ratio and larger specific surface area than those of lithium and sodium bases was formed. The formed peroxo-titanium functional groups significantly reduced the bandgap of titanate to 2.64 eV. In a photocatalytic decolorization test, the PTNR showed excellent photocatalytic performance based on the large surface area and enhanced light absorption in the visible light range while still performing well under UV light. These findings show not only that the proposed synthetic process has a low environmental impact but also that it contributes to the development of highly functionalized materials for photochemical applications.
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- Hyunsu Park
- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University 1-1 Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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Park H, Han DH, Goto T, Cho S, Kim WB, Kakihana M, Sekino T. Bottom-up method for synthesis of layered lithium titanate nanoplates using ion precursor. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:12536-12539. [PMID: 34751686 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03644k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A facile bottom-up method for the synthesis of lithium titanate nanoplates using a peroxo titanium complex ion precursor is reported. Instead of employing complicated treatment with high alkali concentration, the self-organization reaction between lithium and titanium ions in the prepared ion precursor can enable the formation of layered lithium titanate crystals (Li2-xHxTi2O5, where x = 0.1 and 1.52 for as-synthesise and acid-treated samples, respectively) under low alkaline conditions. We demonstrate that layered lithium titanate crystals can be grown anisotropically into individual nanoplates. Our work presents an easy and useful platform for the production of titanate materials with various morphologies based on the interaction with ionic species.
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- Hyunsu Park
- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mohogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mohogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mohogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan. .,Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University, 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mohogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Dankook University, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, 31116, Republic of Korea
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mohogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan. .,Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, 8-1 Mohogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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Investigation of novel titanate nanotubes modified with Ce, Fe, Zn and Zr for efficient dye degradation performance, inhibition of bacterial and fungal growth and anticorrosion activity in acid medium. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-021-02068-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Muthee DK, Dejene BF. Effect of annealing temperature on structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07269. [PMID: 34189312 PMCID: PMC8220335 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) were produced by simple sol-gel technique and annealed for 2 h in air. The impact of annealing temperature on the physical, morphological, photocatalytic, and optical properties was studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements proved that a gradual phase change from anatase to rutile occurred with increased annealing temperature. The crystal structures of the NPs were found to change at different temperatures; anatase phase at 450 °C, mixed-phase (anatase/Rutile) at 550–650 °C, and rutile phase at 750 °C. The rise in the annealing temperature improved the crystallinity of the NPs. The crystal and grain size of the NPs increased with the annealing temperature hence reducing the specific surface area due to the condensed boundaries between subunits of the NPs. As per the Kubelka-Munk equation, the bandgap reduced as the temperature elevated. The photocatalytic activity of the NPs was higher in the anatase/rutile mixed-phase than in the single anatase and rutile phase. Experimental results indicated that annealing temperature could effectively change the properties of the TiO2 NPs.
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- Dorah Kawira Muthee
- Department of Physics, University of the Free State (QwaQwa Campus), Private Bag, X13, Phuthaditjhaba, 9866, South Africa.,Machakos University, P.O box 136-90100, Machakos, Kenya
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- Physics Department, Walter Sisulu University (Mthatha Campus), Private Bag X1, South Africa
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Lee WJ, Wu YT, Liao YW, Liu YT. Graphite Felt Modified by Atomic Layer Deposition with TiO 2 Nanocoating Exhibits Super-Hydrophilicity, Low Charge-Transform Resistance, and High Electrochemical Activity. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10091710. [PMID: 32872528 PMCID: PMC7560090 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Graphite felt (GF) is a multi-functional material and is widely used as electrodes of electrochemical devices for energy and environmental applications. However, due to the inherent hydrophobicity of graphite felt, it must be hydrophilically pretreated to obtain good electrochemical activity. Metal oxides coating is one of the feasible methods to modify the surface of GF, and in order to ensure that the metal oxides have a better conductivity for obtaining higher electrochemical activity, a subsequent H2 heat-treatment process is usually adopted. In this study, atomic layer deposition (ALD) is used to deposit TiO2 nanocoating on graphite felt (GF) for surface modification without any H2 thermal post-treatment. The results show that the ALD-TiO2-modified GF (ALD-TiO2/GF) owns excellent hydrophilicity. Moreover, the ALD-TiO2/GF exhibits excellent electrochemical properties of low equivalent series resistance (Rs), low charge-transfer resistance (Rct), and high electrochemical activity. It demonstrates that ALD is an applicable technique for modifying the GF surface. In addition, it can be reasonably imagined that not only TiO2 film can effectively modify the GF surface, but also other metal oxides grown by ALD with nanoscale-thickness can also obtain the same benefits. We anticipate this work to be a starting point for modifying GF surface by using ALD with metal oxides nanocoating.
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- Wen-Jen Lee
- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, Pingtung 90003, Taiwan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-8-7663800
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, Pingtung 90003, Taiwan;
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Pingtung University, Pingtung 90003, Taiwan; (Y.-W.L.); (Y.-T.L.)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Pingtung University, Pingtung 90003, Taiwan; (Y.-W.L.); (Y.-T.L.)
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