Abstract

Abstract Hybrid inorganic/organic core/shell nanoparticles were prepared through a two step synthesis procedure. In the first step, pure anatase TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized though a rapid microwave assisted non-aqueous route. Then, the obtained titania nanoparticles were coated with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) using a simple solution method followed by relatively low temperature treatment. The PVA-coated titania nanoparticles samples were prepared at different TiO2-PVA weight ratio and they were characterized using X-Ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. Photocatalytic performance was also evaluated for all samples and the results indicated that TiO2:PVA weight ratio was a key factor to obtain an improvement of the photocatalytic activity with respect to bare TiO2 nanoparticles, since {PVA} concentration influenced the surface area and the aggregation of nanoparticles and the thickness of the coating layer. This inexpensive system provides a simple, quick and effective approach which allows to obtain core/shell hybrid nanostructures.

Autore Pugliese

• Ciccarella Giuseppe , Gigli Giuseppe

Tutti gli autori

• E. Filippo , C. Carlucci , A. L. Capodilupo , P. Perulli , F. Conciauro , G. A. Corrente , G. Gigli , G. Ciccarella

Titolo volume/Rivista

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Anno di pubblicazione

2015

ISSN

0169-4332

ISBN

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Numero di citazioni Wos

Nessuna citazione

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Numero di citazioni Scopus

13

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

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Codici ASJC

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