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Synthesis of anatase titania-carbon nanotubes nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity through a nanocoating-hydrothermal process

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Anatase TiO2 nanoparticles were covalently anchored onto acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) through a nanocoating-hydrothermal process to obtain TiO2-MWNTs nanocomposites. The composition and structural properties of the nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, BET, TG, TEM, HRTEM, EDX, XPS, and FTIR, and the formation of ester-bond linkage between TiO2 nanoparticles and MWNTs was demonstrated. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2-MWNTs nanocomposites was probed by photodegradation reaction of methylene blue under visible-light irradiation.

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This work is supported by the Program for the Cross-Century Talent Raising Program of Ministry of Education of China and Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in University (PCSIRT). We would like to thank Professor Fei He for their kind assistance in XPS measurements.

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    Qun Wang, Dong Yang, Daimei Chen, Yabo Wang & Zhongyi Jiang

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Wang, Q., Yang, D., Chen, D. et al. Synthesis of anatase titania-carbon nanotubes nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity through a nanocoating-hydrothermal process. J Nanopart Res 9, 1087–1096 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-006-9199-x

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