Preparation and properties of composite particles made by nano zinc oxide coated with titanium dioxide

• Published in: Journal of materials science Vol. 41; no. 18; pp. 5845 - 5850
• Main Authors: WU, W, CAI, Y.-W, CHEN, J.-F, SHEN, S.-L, MARTIN, A, WEN, L.-X
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.09.2006; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aqueous solutions; Catalysis; Chemistry; Colloidal state and disperse state; Diethanolamine; Dissolution; Electromagnetic absorption; Exact sciences and technology; Field study; General and physical chemistry; Light absorption; Materials science; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanostructure; Particulate composites; Physical and chemical studies. Granulometry. Electrokinetic phenomena; Thickness; Titanium; Titanium dioxide; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Zinc coatings; Zinc oxide; Zinc oxides; Particle; Nanoparticle; Preparation; Transition element compounds; Coated particle; Zinc oxide; Titanium oxide; Composite material
• ISSN: 0022-2461; 1573-4803
• DOI: 10.1007/s10853-006-0288-0

In this paper, composite particles of nano zinc oxide coated with titanium dioxide were prepared and characterized by TEM, XRD, XPS and FT-IR, and the properties of the composite particles for photo catalysis and light absorption were studied. Tetrabutyl titanate (TBT) was hydrolyzed in an alcoholic suspension of nano zinc oxide with diethanolamine (DEA) as an additive, resulting in a film with a thickness of 20–30 nm being coated on the surface of nano zinc oxide, and the composite particles contained ZnTiO3 after drying and calcination. Photocatalysis capabilities of the composite particles for the degradation of phenol in an aqueous solution were greatly improved as compared with nano zinc oxide particles before coating, with pure nano ZnO and nano TiO2 with similar average sizes, or with the mixture of nano ZnO and TiO2 with the similar composition as the composite particles. The light absorption scope of the composite particles was enlarged when compared to nano titanium dioxide with same average size.