Table 1. Physical Properties of TiO2 (HTi) Nanoparticles as a Function of Calcination Temperature.
anatase |
brookite |
rutile |
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sample no. | calcination temperature (°C) | size (nm) | content (%) | size (nm) | content (%) | size (nm) | content (%) |
as-prepared | 0 | 6.35 | 81 | 4.80 | 19 | ||
HTi-1 | 300 | 10.10 | 81 | 10.70 | 19 | ||
HTi-2 | 500 | 17.01 | 39 | 13.45 | 41 | 18.17 | 20 |
HTi-3 | 700 | 28.19 | 79 | 26.69 | 21 | ||
HTi-4 | 900 | 46.10 | 12 | 51.90 | 88 | ||
HTi-5 | 1100 | 77.60 | 100 |