A composite of TiO2–carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was synthesized via a sol-gel method. The structure and morphology of the nanocomposite samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The optical properties of the samples were studied using UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results show that CNTs can decrease the value of band gap energy of TiO2 nanoparticles considerably.
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Published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 82, No. 2, pp. 284–291, March–April, 2015.
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Taleshi, F. The Effect of Carbon Nanotube on Band Gap Energy of TiO2 Nanoparticles. J Appl Spectrosc 82, 303–306 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10812-015-0102-3
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