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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10173-10181 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Microemulsion
- Nanomagnet
- Photocatalyst
- SiO /CoFe O
- Sol-Gel
- Solvent-Thermal
- TiO