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Electrical and photocatalytic properties of Na 2 Ti 6 O 13 nanobelts prepared by molten salt synthesis

  • L. Zhen*
  • , C. Y. Xu
  • , W. S. Wang
  • , C. S. Lao
  • , Q. Kuang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Georgia Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Single-crystalline Na 2 Ti 6 O 13 nanobelts were prepared on large-scale by molten salt synthesis at 825 °C for 3 h. The obtained nanobelts have typical width of less than 200 nm and thickness of 10-30 nm, and length up to 10 μm. The growth direction of the nanobelts was determined to be along [0 1 0]. Electrical transport property of an individual nanobelt was measured at room temperature and ambient atmosphere, and results showed that the nanobelts are semiconductor. Na 2 Ti 6 O 13 nanobelts exhibited good photocatalytic efficiency for the degradation of RhB under UV irradiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4149-4152
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume255
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electrical property
  • Na Ti O
  • Nanomaterials
  • Photocatalytic activity

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