Abstract
A one-step synthesis method to prepare bismuth titanate nanostructures that belong to the sillenite family group of compounds (A12BO20) using TiO2 nanotubes (T-NT) is reported. Preformed TiO2 nanotubes prepared by anodization of titanium foils have been used in a hydrothermal procedure with a bismuth salt to prepare cube-like nanostructures. Surface characterization has been performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results indicate that these nanostructures are cube-like crystalline Bi12TiO20 (BTO) and demonstrate tight size and dimensional control. The photoelectrochemical properties of the BTO have been examined and compared with the properties of T-NT. The BTO demonstrates a higher photocurrent density compared to T-NT in the presence of both UV−vis as well as visible light illumination. Depending on the magnitude of external bias, a stable increase of at least 40 and 10% in the values of photocurrent has been noted wit...
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