A new method for the synthesis of parallelly aligned TiO2 micropillars, either pure or fixed to a rigid carbon support was investigated. Mild oxidation treatment at 500°C under a flow of N2 containing 1% of oxygen led to the formation of parallelly oriented elongated pillars that emerge from a compact amorphous carbon phase. The pillars were mesophorous and constitute of partially cemented anatase particles with diameters in the 10-20 nm range and a surface area of approximately 60 m2/g. A solution of 2-furanmethanol and Ti isopropoxide was prepared at room temperature. The solution was then heated to obtain a solid resin. It was observed that pure TiO2 pillars that constitute of nearly pure anatase phase can be obtained by a further prolonged oxidation process in the presence of 10% oxygen.

Oriented TiO2 nanostructured pillar arrays: Synthesis and characterization

Vitillo, Jenny G.;
2008-01-01

Abstract

A new method for the synthesis of parallelly aligned TiO2 micropillars, either pure or fixed to a rigid carbon support was investigated. Mild oxidation treatment at 500°C under a flow of N2 containing 1% of oxygen led to the formation of parallelly oriented elongated pillars that emerge from a compact amorphous carbon phase. The pillars were mesophorous and constitute of partially cemented anatase particles with diameters in the 10-20 nm range and a surface area of approximately 60 m2/g. A solution of 2-furanmethanol and Ti isopropoxide was prepared at room temperature. The solution was then heated to obtain a solid resin. It was observed that pure TiO2 pillars that constitute of nearly pure anatase phase can be obtained by a further prolonged oxidation process in the presence of 10% oxygen.
2008
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/120775160/PDFSTART
Materials Science (all); Mechanics of Materials; Mechanical Engineering
Cesano, Federico; Bertarione, Serena; Damin, Alessandro; Agostini, Giovanni; Usseglio, Sandro; Vitillo, Jenny G.; Lamberti, Carlo; Spoto, Giuseppe; Scarano, Domenica; Zecchina, Adriano
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