Sikhwivhilu, LMRay, SSCoville, NJ2009-04-242009-04-242009-03Sikhwivhilu, LM, Ray, SS and Coville, NJ. 2009. Influence of bases on hydrothermal synthesis of titanate nanostructures. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, Vol. 94(2009), pp 270947-8396http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3340Copyright: 2009 Springer-Verlag. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Springer-Verlag for your personal use. Not for redistributionA hydrothermal treatment of titanium dioxide (TiO2) with various bases (i.e., LiOH, NaOH, KOH, and NH4OH) was used to prepare materials with unique morphologies, relatively small crystallite sizes, and large specific surface areas. The experimental results show that the formation of TiO2 is largely dependent on the type, strength and concentration of a base. The effect of the nature of the base used and the concentration of the base on the formation of nanostructures were investigated using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, as well as surface area measurements. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) were both used to transform the morphology of starting TiO2 materialenHydrothermal treatmentTitanium dioxideTiO2Base concentrationNanostructuresTitanate nanostructuresHydrothermal synthesisArticleSikhwivhilu, L., Ray, S., & Coville, N. (2009). Influence of bases on hydrothermal synthesis of titanate nanostructures. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3340Sikhwivhilu, LM, SS Ray, and NJ Coville "Influence of bases on hydrothermal synthesis of titanate nanostructures." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3340Sikhwivhilu L, Ray S, Coville N. Influence of bases on hydrothermal synthesis of titanate nanostructures. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3340.TY - Article AU - Sikhwivhilu, LM AU - Ray, SS AU - Coville, NJ AB - A hydrothermal treatment of titanium dioxide (TiO2) with various bases (i.e., LiOH, NaOH, KOH, and NH4OH) was used to prepare materials with unique morphologies, relatively small crystallite sizes, and large specific surface areas. The experimental results show that the formation of TiO2 is largely dependent on the type, strength and concentration of a base. The effect of the nature of the base used and the concentration of the base on the formation of nanostructures were investigated using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, as well as surface area measurements. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) were both used to transform the morphology of starting TiO2 material DA - 2009-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Hydrothermal treatment KW - Titanium dioxide KW - TiO2 KW - Base concentration KW - Nanostructures KW - Titanate nanostructures KW - Hydrothermal synthesis LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 0947-8396 T1 - Influence of bases on hydrothermal synthesis of titanate nanostructures TI - Influence of bases on hydrothermal synthesis of titanate nanostructures UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3340 ER -