Study of the bandgap of synthesized titanium dioxide nanoparticules using the sol-gel method and a hydrothermal treatment

Open Materials Science Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 9-14

  Valencia, Sergio ^a   Marín, Juan Miguel ^a   Restrepo, Gloria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Band gap; Hydrothermal treatment; Sol gel method; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

2-PROPANOL; ANATASE PHASE; BAND GAP ENERGY; DEGUSSA; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; KUBELKA-MUNK; METHYL ORANGE; MOLAR RATIO; NANOPARTICULES; NITROGEN ADSORPTION-DESORPTION; RE-EMISSION; SOL-GEL METHODS; TETRAISOPROPYL ORTHOTITANATE; TIO; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AZO DYES; DESORPTION; DYES; ENERGY GAP; GAS ADSORPTION; GELS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SOL-GEL PROCESS;

EID: 79960001328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1874088X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874088X01004020009     Document Type: Article

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