Preparation and photocatalytic properties of nanometer-sized magnetic TiO 2/SiO 2/CoFe 2O 4Composites

Hansheng Li*, Yaping Zhang, Qin Wu, Xitao Wang, Changhao Liu

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Abstract

Magnetic TiO 2/SiO 2/CoFe 2O 4 nanoparticles (TiO 2/SCFs) were prepared by a sol-gel process in a reverse microemulsion combined with solvent-thermal technique. TiO2/SCFs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, thermogravimetric analysis-differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectrometry, TEM, BET specific surface area measurement, and magnetic analysis. Structure analyses indicated that TiO 2/SCFs presented a core-shell structure with TiO 2 uniformly coating on SiO 2/CoFe 2O 4 nanomagnets (SCFs) and typical ferromagnetic hysteresis. TiO 2/SCFs showed larger specific surface area and better photocatalytic activities than TiO 2and TiO 2/CoFe 2O 4 photocatalysts prepared by the same method. The doping interaction between TiO 2 and CoFe 2O 4 reduced thanks to the inert SiO 2 mesosphere.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10173-10181
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume11
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Microemulsion
  • Nanomagnet
  • Photocatalyst
  • SiO /CoFe O
  • Sol-Gel
  • Solvent-Thermal
  • TiO

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