Raman study of titania nanotube by soft chemical process

Lei Qian*, Zu Ling Du, Sheng Yi Yang, Zhen Sheng Jin

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Abstract

In this paper, Raman spectra of titania nanotube prepared by a soft chemical process through proton exchangement are reported. The new Raman peak at 266 cm-1 is attributed to Ti-OH bonds, which is very important for formation and stability of titania nanotube. Once titania nanotube has been annealed at 400°C for 1 h in air, Ti-OH bonds shrank to Ti-O-Ti bands by desorbing water. Meanwhile, the tubular structure would be damaged and sequentially the new Raman peaks disappeared.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)103-107
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Molecular Structure
Volume749
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Raman spectra
  • Soft chemical process
  • Titania nanotube

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