| Title | Evaluation of sol-gel and solvothermal method on titanium dioxide and reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite |
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| Authors | Ayala, I. V. , Mejia-Ospino, E. , Gonzalez-Arias, C. , Cabanzo-Hernandez, R. , VALBUENA NIÑO, ELY DANNIER, IOP Publishing |
| External publication | No |
| Means | J. Phys. Conf. Ser. |
| Scope | Proceedings Paper |
| Nature | Científica |
| Web | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85188325158&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f2726%2f1%2f012003&partnerID=40&md5=c9028c0e3a92c820fa88462125c6fdd4 |
| Publication date | 01/01/2024 |
| ISI | 001187332000003 |
| Scopus Id | 2-s2.0-85188325158 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1742-6596/2726/1/012003 |
| Abstract | The present study compares two synthesis routes to obtain titanium dioxide and reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites that could be used as photoelectrodes in a water-splitting photoelectrocatalytic system. The nanocomposites were obtained using in-situ sol-gel and solvothermal methods as fabrication routes. Subsequently, the materials obtained were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy techniques. The results indicated a strong interaction between reduced graphene oxide and titanium dioxide nanomaterials using both synthesis processes; however, the in-situ sol-gel method exhibited more significant conservation of the aromatic rings of the graphene structure and a lower bandgap (2.45 eV), which are suitable characteristics for its potential use in photoelectrocatalytic processes. |
| Keywords | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Graphene; Nanocomposites; Sol-gel process; Sol-gels; Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy; Fabrication routes; Graphene oxide nanocomposites; Photoelectrocatalytic; Photoelectrode; Reduced graphene oxides; Sol- gel methods; Solvothermal method; Synthesis route; Water splitting; Titanium dioxide |
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