Application of graphene oxide as a hydrothermal catalyst support for synthesis of TiO2 whiskers

Kaushal R. Parmar; Shaik Basha; Z. V. P. Murthy

doi:10.1039/C4CC06411A

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Application of graphene oxide as a hydrothermal catalyst support for synthesis of TiO₂ whiskers†

Kaushal R. Parmar,‡^ab Shaik Basha*^a and Z. V. P. Murthy*^b

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^a Marine Biotechnology and Ecology Discipline, CSIR – Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar 364 002, Gujarat, India
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^b Department of Chemical Engineering, S.V. National Institute of Technology Surat, Surat – 395007, Gujarat, India
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Abstract

How graphene oxide (GO) with its step edges and wrinkles (∼1–2 nm) acts as a catalyst in hydrothermal nucleation and growth is demonstrated. TiO₂ whiskers were prepared by using GO as a support, while TiO₂ nanograss was prepared without using GO.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC06411A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 15 Aug 2014
Accepted: 19 Sep 2014
First published: 06 Oct 2014

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Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 15010-15013

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Application of graphene oxide as a hydrothermal catalyst support for synthesis of TiO₂ whiskers

K. R. Parmar, S. Basha and Z. V. P. Murthy, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 15010 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06411A

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