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A Study on Formation Process of $TiO_2$ Nanopowder by Numerical Analysis in Chemical Vapor Condensation Reactor (화학기상응축 반응기 내부의 유동해석을 통한 $TiO_2$ 나노분말의 형성과정에 관한 연구)

  • Yu, Ji-Hun;Choe, Cheol-Jin;Kim, Yong-Jin;Kim, Byeong-Gi
    • 연구논문집
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    • s.33
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    • pp.123-135
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    • 2003
  • Using the residence time calculated by computer simulation for temperature and gas velocity distribution in CVC reactor, the kinetics on the formation of $TiO_2$ nano powder was analyzed for coagulation process, After abrupt increase of particle size at initial growth stage (< 0.2 $\mus$ ), the particle grew in proportion of cubic root to time. The numerically calculated particle sizes well agreed with the experimental results. However, the coarse rutile $TiO_2$ powders having the particle size of over 40 nm were formed on the surface of quratz rod in the reactor. it is thought that the fine anatase particles condensed on quratz rod were sintered in a heated CVC reactor to grow and transform to coarse rutile phase, and the critical size for phase transformation anstase-to-rutile was around 25 nm tn this study.

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Synthesis of Nanopowders by Hydrothermal Method and their Application to Dye-sentisized Solar Cell Materials (수열합성을 이용한 나노분말 합성 및 연료감응태양전지 응용)

  • Lim, JinYoung;Ahn, Jeongseok;Ahn, Jung-Ho
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.309-315
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    • 2018
  • In the present work, we synthesize nano-sized ZnO, $SnO_2$, and $TiO_2$ powders by hydrothermal reaction using metal chlorides. We also examine the energy-storage characteristics of the resulting materials to evaluate the potential application of these powders to dye-sensitized solar cells. The control of processing parameters such as pressure, temperature, and the concentration of aqueous solution results in the formation of a variety of powder morphologies with different sizes. Nano-rod, nano-flower, and spherical powders are easily formed with the present method. Heat treatment after the hydrothermal reaction usually increases the size of the powder. At temperatures above $1000^{\circ}C$, a complete collapse of the shape occurs. With regard to the capacity of DSSC materials, the hydrothermally synthesized $TiO_2$ results in the highest current density of $9.1mA/cm^2$ among the examined oxides. This is attributed to the fine particle size and morphology with large specific surface area.

Uniform Coating of Organic-Capped Ba-Ti-O Nanolayers on Spherical Ni Particles

  • Lee, Yong-Kyun;Choi, Jae-Young;Yoon, Seon-Mi;Lee, Jong-Heun
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.86-90
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    • 2007
  • The organic-capped Ba-Ti-O nanolayers were coated uniformly on spherical Ni particles for multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) applications via the formation of Ti-hydroxide nano-coating layers and their subsequent reaction with Ba-stearate at $180^{\circ}C$. The capping of organic shell on oxide coating layer changed the hydrophilic surface structure into hydrophobic one, which significantly improved the dispersion behavior in hydrophobic solvents such as terpineol and butanol. In addition, the uniform coating of Ba-Ti-O layer was advantageous to prevent Ni oxidation. This method provides a useful chemical route to fabricate organic-soluble Ba-Ti-O coated Ni particles for a highly integrated passive component.

Effects of nanomaterials on hydration reaction, microstructure and mechanical characteristics of cementitious nanocomposites: A review

  • Kim, Gwang Mok
    • Journal of Urban Science
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.7-16
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    • 2020
  • Application of nanomaterials to cementitious composites has been attempted with the rapid development of nanotechnology since the 1990s. Various nanomaterials such as carbon nanotube, graphene, nano-SiO2, nano-TiO2, nano-Al2O3, nano-Clay, and nano-Magnetite have been applied to cementitious composites to improve the mechanical properties and the durability, and to impart a variety of functionality. In-depth information on the effect of nanomaterials on the hydration reaction, the microstructure, and the mechanical properties of cementitious nanocomposites is provided in the present study. Specifically, this paper mostly deals with the previous studies on the heat evolution characteristics of cementitious nanomaterials at an early age of curing, and the pore and the compressive strength characteristics of cementitious nanocomposites. Furthermore, the effect of nanomaterials on the cementitious nanocomposites was systematically discussed with the reviews.

Synthesis of $Fe/Al_2O_3$ and $Fe/TiO_2$ nanocomposite powder by mechanical alloying (기계적합금화에 의한 $Fe/Al_2O_3$$Fe/TiO_2$계 나노복합분말의 제조)

  • Lee, Seong-Hee;Lee, Chung-Hyo
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.202-207
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    • 2009
  • Nanocomposite formation of metal-metal oxide systems by mechanical alloying (MA) has been investigated at room temperature. The systems we chose are the $Fe_3O_4$-M (M = AI, Ti), where pure metals are used as reducing agent. It is found that $Fe/Al_2O_3$ and $Fe/TiO_2$ nanocomposite powders in which $Al_2O_3$ and $TiO_2$ are dispersed in ${\alpha}$-Fe matrix with nano-sized grains are obtained by MA of $Fe_3O_4$ with Al and Ti for 25 and 75 hours, respectively. It is suggested that the shorter MA time for the nanocomposite formation in $Fe/Al_2O_3$ is due to a large negative heat associated with the chemical reduction of magnetite by aluminum. X-ray diffraction results show that the average grain size of ${\alpha}$-Fe in $Fe/TiO_2$ nanocomposite powders is in the range of 30 nm. The change in magnetic properties also reflects the details of the solid-state reduction of magnetite by pure metals during MA.

Probing Polarization Modes of Ag Nanowires with Hot Electron Detection on $Au/TiO_2$ Nanodiodes

  • Lee, Young Keun;Lee, Jaemin;Lee, Hyosun;Lee, Jung-Yong;Park, Jeong Young
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.225-225
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    • 2013
  • Nanostructured noble metals have been attractive for their unusual optical properties and are widely utilized for various purposes. The optical properties mainly originating from collective electron oscillation can assist direct energy conversion via surface plasmon resonances. Here, we investigated the effect of surface plasmons of silver nanowires on the generation of hot electrons. It is reported that the surface plasmons of silver nanowires exhibit longitudinal and transverse modes, depending on the aspect ratio of the nanowires. In order to measure the hot electron flow through the metallic nanowires, chemically modified Au/TiO2 Schottky diodes were employed as the electric contact. The silver nanowires were deposited on a Au metal layer via the spray method to control uniformity and the amount of silver nanowire deposited. We measured the hot electron flow generated by photon absorption on the silver nanowires deposited on the Au/TiO2 Schottky diodes. The incident photon-to-current efficiency was measured a function of the photon energy, revealing two polarization modes of siliver nanowires: transverse and longitudinal modes. UV-Vis spectra exhibited two polarization modes, which are also consistent with the photocurrent measurements. Good correlation between the IPCE and UV-vis measurements suggests that hot electron measurement on nanowires on nanodiodes is a useful way to reveal the intrinsic properties of surface plasmons of nanowires.

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Phase stability of TiO2 synthesized by Sol-gel Method at various pH and calcination temperatures (졸-겔 방법으로 합성된 TiO2 상안정성에 대한 pH 및 열처리 온도의 영향)

  • Lee, Jae-Yeon;Kim, Yong-Jin;Kim, Dae-Sung;Shin, Hyo-Soon;Nahm, Sahn;Chun, Myoung-Pyo
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.166-173
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    • 2021
  • The rutile phase of TiO2 forms a stable phase at high temperatures compared to anatase phase, but the stable temperature range of anatase changes depending on the synthesis conditions. In this study, nano-sized TiO2 was synthesized by the Sol-gel method using TiOSO4 and a mixed solvent of ethanol and distilled water, and the phase change of anatase and rutile according to pH and heat treatment temperature was investigated. Changes in the ratio of anatase and rutile were observed by changing the pH (3, 5, 7, 9) and heat treatment temperature (500, 600, 700, 800, 900℃) conditions of the prepared TiO2. As a result of observing these changes through XRD and FE-SEM analysis, anatase TiO2 at 500℃ and rutile TiO2 at 900℃ were observed. According to the pH, at these intermediate temperatures of 600, 700 and 800℃, the ratio of anatase and rutile changes. At 700℃, it was concluded that pH = 3~5 had a larger ratio of anatase TiO2, and pH = 7~9 had a larger ratio of rutile TiO2.

Synthesis of TiO2/active carbon composites via hydrothermal process and their photocatalytic performance (수열합성법에 의한 TiO2/active carbon 복합체의 제조 및 광촉매특성)

  • Kim, Dong Jin;Lee, Jin Hee;Lee, Byeong Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.241-245
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    • 2013
  • Granular bamboo-derived active carbons (AC) were impregnated (or coated) with $TiO_2$ nano crystalline powders. The photocatalytic activity of the $TiO_2$-impregnated active carbons ($TiO_2$/AC) were determined on the basis of the degradation rate of methylene-blue aqueous solution under UV irradiation. The active compounds of $TiO_2$ were impregnated onto the AC under moderate hydrothermal conditions (${\leq}200^{\circ}C$, pH 11). The mean size of $TiO_2$ particles calculated from BET surface area were found to be as 50 nm. The $TiO_2$ precipitates were coated on the cavities or pores on the surfaces of highly activated carbons. Since the hydrothermal process led to a lowering of the on-set temperature of the anatase-to-rutile transition of $TiO_2$ as low as $200^{\circ}C$, $TiO_2$ crystallites of a pure anatase or a mixed form with rutile were successfully coated on the AC depending on the synthesis temperatures.

Fabrication and (Photo)Electrochemical Properties of Fe2O3/Na2Ti6O13/FTO Films for Water Splitting Process (물분해용 Fe2O3/Na2Ti6O13/FTO 박막 제조 및 특성평가)

  • Yun, Kang-Seop;Ku, Hye-Kyung;Kang, Woo-Seung;Kim, Sun-Jae
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.65-69
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    • 2012
  • One dimensional(1D) $Na_2Ti_6O_{13}$ nanorods with 70 nm in diameter was synthesized by a molten salt method. Using the synthesized nanorods, about 750 nm thick $Na_2Ti_6O_{13}$ film was coated on Fluorine-doped tin oxide(FTO) glasss substrate by the Layer-by-layer self-assembly(LBL-SA) method in which a repetitive self-assembling of ions containing an opposite electric charge in an aqueous solution was utilized. Using the Kubelka-Munk function, the band gap energy of the 1D-$Na_2Ti_6O_{13}$ nanorods was nalyzed to be 3.5 eV. On the other hand, the band gap energy of the $Na_2Ti_6O_{13}$ film coated on FTO was found to be a reduced value of 2.9 eV, resulting from the nano-scale and high porosity of the film processed by LBL-SA method, which was favorable for the photo absorption capability. A significant improvement of photocurrent and onset voltage was observed with the $Na_2Ti_6O_{13}$ film incorporated into the conventional $Fe_2O_3$ photoelectrode: the photocurrent increased from 0.25 to 0.82 mA/$cm^2$, the onset voltage decreased from 0.95 to 0.78 V.

V2O5WO3/TiO2 Catalyst Prepared on Nanodispersed TiO2 for NH3-SCR: Relationship between D ispersed Particle Size of TiO2 and Maximum Decomposition Temperature of NOx (NH3-SCR용 나노분산 TiO2 담체상에 제조된 V2O5WO3/TiO2 촉매: TiO2 분산입도와 NOx 최대 분해온도와의 상관성)

  • Min Chae, Seo;Se-Min, Ban;Jae Gu, Heo;Yong Sik, Chu;Kyung-Seok, Moon;Dae-Sung, Kim
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.32 no.11
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    • pp.496-507
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    • 2022
  • For the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with ammonia (NH3-SCR), a V2O5WO3/TiO2 (VW/nTi) catalyst was prepared using V2O5 and WO3 on a nanodispersed TiO2 (nTi) support by simple impregnation process. The nTi support was dispersed for 0~3 hrs under controlled bead-milling in ethanol. The average particle size (D50) of nTi was reduced from 582 nm to 93 nm depending on the milling time. The NOx activity of these catalysts with maximum temperature shift was influenced by the dispersion of the TiO2. For the V0.5W2/nTi-0h catalyst, prepared with 582 nm nTi-0h before milling, the decomposition temperature with over 94 % NOx conversion had a narrow temperature window, within the range of 365-391 ℃. Similarly, the V0.5W2/nTi-2h catalyst, prepared with 107 nm nTi-2h bead-milled for 2hrs, showed a broad temperature window in the range of 358~450 ℃. However, the V0.5W2/Ti catalyst (D50 = 2.4 ㎛, aqueous, without milling) was observed at 325-385 ℃. Our results could pave the way for the production of effective NOx decomposition catalysts with a higher temperature range. This approach is also better at facilitating the dispersion on the support material. NH3-TPD, H2-TPR, FT-IR, and XPS were used to investigate the role of nTi in the DeNOx catalyst.