Simple Preparation of Ceramic-Like Materials Based on 1D-Ag<sub>x(x=0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mM)</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanostructures and Their Photocatalysis Performance
Vertical Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanorods were successfully grown by a simple oxidation method of a Ti-Ag coating. The samples were grown in the phase of ceramic-like materials, which can be reusable for many cycles for photocatalysis applications. These ceramic-like A...
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| description | Vertical Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanorods were successfully grown by a simple oxidation method of a Ti-Ag coating. The samples were grown in the phase of ceramic-like materials, which can be reusable for many cycles for photocatalysis applications. These ceramic-like Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanostructures were prepared by the spin-coating of silver nitrate onto Ti sheets. The presence of silver on the surface of the Ti sheet during the oxidation process helped in the growth of one-dimensional nanostructures. The physical properties of the fabricated ceramic-like nanostructures were studied by varying the concentration of silver on the Ti-sheet before the oxidation. One-dimensional nanostructures with an average size varying within the range of 200–500 nm were grown. The presence of silver made the nanostructure vertically directed. The nanorods were dense at the low and medium concentrations of 5, 10, and 20 mM of silver in contrary to high silver concentrations, where the nanorods were very sparse at 40 mM. Structural analysis showed the anatase and rutile structure of pure TiO<sub>2</sub> with distinguishing diffraction lines A(101) and R(110); however, Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> showed a dominant orientation of A(101), confirming the 1D growth. Raman spectra confirmed the presence of TiO<sub>2</sub> via the observation of its corresponding phonon modes. The photocatalysis properties of the fabricated ceramic-like nanostructures were performed on methylene blue (MB) as a known target dye. The low- and medium-silver-concentration samples showed a high photocatalytic activity compared to the pure and high-silver-concentration samples. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2983cb363e14663919756ded041d5592023-11-20T20:25:23ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522020-11-011011102410.3390/cryst10111024Simple Preparation of Ceramic-Like Materials Based on 1D-Ag<sub>x(x=0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mM)</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanostructures and Their Photocatalysis PerformanceNoura Al Suliman0Chawki Awada1Adil Alshoaibi2Nagih M. Shaalan3Department of Physics, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaVertical Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanorods were successfully grown by a simple oxidation method of a Ti-Ag coating. The samples were grown in the phase of ceramic-like materials, which can be reusable for many cycles for photocatalysis applications. These ceramic-like Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanostructures were prepared by the spin-coating of silver nitrate onto Ti sheets. The presence of silver on the surface of the Ti sheet during the oxidation process helped in the growth of one-dimensional nanostructures. The physical properties of the fabricated ceramic-like nanostructures were studied by varying the concentration of silver on the Ti-sheet before the oxidation. One-dimensional nanostructures with an average size varying within the range of 200–500 nm were grown. The presence of silver made the nanostructure vertically directed. The nanorods were dense at the low and medium concentrations of 5, 10, and 20 mM of silver in contrary to high silver concentrations, where the nanorods were very sparse at 40 mM. Structural analysis showed the anatase and rutile structure of pure TiO<sub>2</sub> with distinguishing diffraction lines A(101) and R(110); however, Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> showed a dominant orientation of A(101), confirming the 1D growth. Raman spectra confirmed the presence of TiO<sub>2</sub> via the observation of its corresponding phonon modes. The photocatalysis properties of the fabricated ceramic-like nanostructures were performed on methylene blue (MB) as a known target dye. The low- and medium-silver-concentration samples showed a high photocatalytic activity compared to the pure and high-silver-concentration samples.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/11/1024ceramic oxideAg<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanostructuresreusable photocatalytic materialspollutant degradationsurface oxidationanatase phase |
| spellingShingle | Noura Al Suliman Chawki Awada Adil Alshoaibi Nagih M. Shaalan Simple Preparation of Ceramic-Like Materials Based on 1D-Ag<sub>x(x=0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mM)</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanostructures and Their Photocatalysis Performance Crystals ceramic oxide Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanostructures reusable photocatalytic materials pollutant degradation surface oxidation anatase phase |
| title | Simple Preparation of Ceramic-Like Materials Based on 1D-Ag<sub>x(x=0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mM)</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanostructures and Their Photocatalysis Performance |
| title_full | Simple Preparation of Ceramic-Like Materials Based on 1D-Ag<sub>x(x=0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mM)</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanostructures and Their Photocatalysis Performance |
| title_fullStr | Simple Preparation of Ceramic-Like Materials Based on 1D-Ag<sub>x(x=0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mM)</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanostructures and Their Photocatalysis Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simple Preparation of Ceramic-Like Materials Based on 1D-Ag<sub>x(x=0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mM)</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanostructures and Their Photocatalysis Performance |
| title_short | Simple Preparation of Ceramic-Like Materials Based on 1D-Ag<sub>x(x=0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mM)</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanostructures and Their Photocatalysis Performance |
| title_sort | simple preparation of ceramic like materials based on 1d ag sub x x 0 5 10 20 40 mm sub tio sub 2 sub nanostructures and their photocatalysis performance |
| topic | ceramic oxide Ag<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanostructures reusable photocatalytic materials pollutant degradation surface oxidation anatase phase |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/11/1024 |
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