Published May 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Mechanochemical-molten salt synthesis of Na2Ti6O13 nanobelts

  • 1. Department of Magnetometry, Institute of Measurement Science, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 2. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska Dolina, SK-842 15 Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 3. Department of Geology of Mineral Deposits, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska Dolina, SK-842 15 Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 4. Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, J.Bottu 25, SK-917 24 Trnava (Slovakia)

Description

A novel route for the preparation of Na2Ti6O13 nanobelts by mechanochemical treatment of the TiCl4-Na2SO4.10H2O-Na2CO3 mixture for 5 min followed by molten salt synthesis is described. The mixture of the amorphous TiO2 and NaCl-Na2SO4.xH2O-Na2CO3 salt matrix was generated during milling. The molten salt synthesis of the Na2Ti6O13 nanobelts with lengths up to 0.5-2 μm and with a width in the range of 20-250 nm was carried out in the temperature range of 700-800 oC for 1 h. The partial formation of titanate nanotubes was observed after annealing at 600 oC and washing procedure. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) were used to characterize the formation and structure of Na2Ti6O13 nanobelts.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2010.01.009

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DOI
10.1016/j.materresbull.2010.01.009;
PII
S0025-5408(10)00015-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Research Bulletin
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 621-627
ISSN
0025-5408
CODEN
MRBUAC

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