Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
Volume 12, Issue 8, Pages 2723-2728Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-9963-9
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Morphology; Formation mechanism; Homogenous nucleation; Heterogenous nucleation; Nanostructure; Texture; Transmission electron microscopy; Colloids
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- National Iranian Oil Company
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The nucleation and growth mechanisms of hydrothermal synthesized nanotitanates are proposed based on the interaction effect between agitation condition and pristine titania particle size. TEM examination and N-2 adsorption measurements revealed distinct morphology and textural properties depending on TiO2 particle size in constant agitation condition. Regarding to the supersaturation degree, heterogeneous nucleation dominates for nanotubes formation from large particle size of raw material. On the other hand, homogeneous nucleation determines nanospheres formation from small particle size of raw material. The nanotubes have an outer diameter ranging from 8 to 10 nm and inner diameter of 2 to 3 nm. The nanospheres have diameters ranging from 50 to 100 nm.
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