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Potassium Titanate Nanoparticles: Effect of Thermal Annealing on the Band Gap Energy
Autor
César Cutberto Leyva Porras
Ivan Alziri Estrada Moreno
MARIO MIKI YOSHIDA
FRANCISCO ENRIQUE LONGORIA RODRIGUEZ
ANDRES MANUEL GARAY TAPIA
Marco Leopoldo García Guaderrama
Resumen
Hydrothermal derived titanates nanoparticles (HTN) have received considerable attention because of the onedimensional
nanostructure, the simplicity for its synthesis, and band gap energy (Eg). Alkali titanates with
general formula A2TinO2n+1 are commonly synthesized at high concentration of aqueous solution of NaOH or
KOH, and relatively low temperature in the range of 100-250 °C. The microstructure consists of alternate
layers of TiO2 octahedra and alkali ions, forming zigzag ribbons. The final microstructure of the titanate
polymorph depends on the value of n, i.e. layered for 2<n>4, and tubular for n>6. Thus, the chemical
composition of the resulting powder plays a major role in the final properties and potential applications of the
material. The relative position of Eg with respect to the hydrogen electrode is the main disadvantage, because
the material is active only under ultraviolet (UV) illumination. Thus, it is desirable that the HTN be activated
under visible light conditions. Several works have reported the effect of the annealing temperature on the
evolution of the crystalline phases, and microstructure of HTN, but few have reported the changes in the Eg.
Amano et al. attributed the decrease in the Eg to the change of the chemical composition [1]. Allen et al.
involved the formation of microstructural defects in the reduction of Eg [2]. Therefore, in this work is presented
the microstructural characterization of the HTN particles annealed at different temperatures, and its relation
with the changes in the band gap energy.
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