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The surface of commercial titania particles was coated by a layer of silica by a two-step process which involved a power ultrasound initiated sol–gel reaction. In the first step of this solution process, aminosilane, i.e. organosilane with amino functional group, was used to modify the surface of pristine nanoparticles. Subsequent silica nanocoating was initiated and sustained under power ultrasound agitation in a mixture of surface modified particles and epoxysilane. As a result, a homogenous coverage of silica on the nanoparticles’ surface, with thickness controllable from one to several nanometers, was obtained. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and particle surface zeta potential measurements were employed to follow steps in the process and to confirm the reaction mechanism.
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Chen, Q., Boothroyd, C., Soutar, A.M. et al. Sol–gel nanocoating on commercial TiO2 nanopowder using ultrasound. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 53, 115–120 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-009-2066-3
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