Synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control

Titanium dioxide is a well-studied and popular photocatalyst, but a number of factors still prevent its widespread use in a number of commercial applications. In this thesis we explored the synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles via the sol-gel method, with the goal of creating a viable catalys...

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Main Author:	Ruzicka, Jan-Yves
Language:	en
Published:	University of Canterbury. Department of Chemistry 2014
Subjects:	titanium dioxide nanoparticles sol-gel chemistry materials science photocatalysis
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9052

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spelling	ndltd-canterbury.ac.nz-oai-ir.canterbury.ac.nz-10092-90522015-04-03T03:35:09ZSynthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size controlRuzicka, Jan-Yvestitanium dioxidenanoparticlessol-gel chemistrymaterials sciencephotocatalysisTitanium dioxide is a well-studied and popular photocatalyst, but a number of factors still prevent its widespread use in a number of commercial applications. In this thesis we explored the synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles via the sol-gel method, with the goal of creating a viable catalyst for the visible-light degradation of wastewater dyes. A number of different synthetic pathways were explored and developed, and the products categorised with respect to nanoparticle size, shape and crystallinity as well as electronic and photocatalytic properties.University of Canterbury. Department of Chemistry2014-04-01T22:45:00Z2015-04-02T11:20:05Z2013Electronic thesis or dissertationTexthttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/9052enNZCUCopyright Jan-Yves Ruzickahttp://library.canterbury.ac.nz/thesis/etheses_copyright.shtml
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spellingShingle	titanium dioxide nanoparticles sol-gel chemistry materials science photocatalysis Ruzicka, Jan-Yves Synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control
description	Titanium dioxide is a well-studied and popular photocatalyst, but a number of factors still prevent its widespread use in a number of commercial applications. In this thesis we explored the synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles via the sol-gel method, with the goal of creating a viable catalyst for the visible-light degradation of wastewater dyes. A number of different synthetic pathways were explored and developed, and the products categorised with respect to nanoparticle size, shape and crystallinity as well as electronic and photocatalytic properties.
author	Ruzicka, Jan-Yves
author_facet	Ruzicka, Jan-Yves
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title	Synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control
title_short	Synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control
title_full	Synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control
title_fullStr	Synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control
title_full_unstemmed	Synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control
title_sort	synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control
publisher	University of Canterbury. Department of Chemistry
publishDate	2014
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Synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: phase, morphology and size control

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