Abstract
High aspect ratio titanate nanostructures were synthesized by simple hydrothermal treatment and the nature of two distinct morphologies, hollow nanotubes and titanate nanoribbons was explored as a function of hydrothermal processing conditions. The samples were characterized by means of SEM, XRD and TEM. The specific surface area of the final products was determined by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. It has been found that hydrothermal temperature and the treatment duration have a strong effect on the morphological control of the resulting products. Transformation of nanotubes into nanoribbons was observed with increase in the treatment temperature from 180 °C to 200 °C which became more dense with further increase in the temperature from 200 °C to 220 °C and treatment duration from 12 h to 24 h.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
