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Fabrication and photocatalytic property of TiO2 nanofibers

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TiO2 nanofibers were prepared from tetrabutyl titanate sol precursors by using electrospun method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscope (AFM) were used to characterize their crystal structure and morphology feature. The results demonstrated that TiO2 nanofibers possessed anatase phase and the average diameter of TiO2 nanofibers was about 150 nm. The photocatalytic property of TiO2 nanofibers was evaluated for the photodecomposition of methyl orange solution. And TiO2 nanofibers exhibited high photocatalytic activities with transfer efficiency about 100% after 20 min.

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This work was performed by the financial support of Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10672138), Department of Science and Technology of Hunan Province of China (No. 03JZY1002) and Department of Education of Hunan Province of China (No. 07A071).

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  1. College of Civil Engineering & Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411105, China

    Yanhuai Ding, Ping Zhang, Zhilin Long, Yong Jiang, Fu Xu & Jianguang Lei

  2. Institute of Fundamental Mechanics & Material Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411105, China

    Yanhuai Ding, Ping Zhang, Zhilin Long, Yong Jiang & Fu Xu

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Ding, Y., Zhang, P., Long, Z. et al. Fabrication and photocatalytic property of TiO2 nanofibers. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 46, 176–179 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-008-1683-6

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