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Hossain Milani Moghaddam

Hossain Milani Moghaddam

Academic rank: Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Science
Address: Department of solid state physics, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
Phone: 9378208177

Research

Title
Ultrasonic wave effects on the diameter of TiO2 nanoparticles
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
TiO2 nanoparticles; TiCl4; sol-gel method; ultrasound
Year
2011
Journal South African Journal of Science
DOI
Researchers Hossain Milani Moghaddam ، Shahruz Nasirian

Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanostructured materials have attracted a great deal of attention because of their numerous applications. However, TiO2 applications depend strongly on the material's high homogeneity and definite phase composition, morphology, particle size, high surface area and porosity, which are dependent on the sample history, the method of preparation and heat treatment. We synthesised TiO2 nanopowder with an anatase structure by the sol-gel method using TiCl4-ethanol solution as a precursor in an argon gas environment, with and without applying ultrasonic waves. Our results show that the use of ultrasonic waves (after aging) has a significant effect on the homogeneity and size of TiO2 nanoparticles. A smaller crystallite size was obtained using ultrasonic waves. For this purpose, the average diameter of TiO2 nanoparticles was decreased by about 3 nm. The synthesised powder was characterised by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.