Hydrothermal Microwave Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Anatase

摘要

Materials based on nanocrystalline titania are widely used, in particular, as selective catalysts of gas-phase redox reactions [1—3], photocatalysts of decomposition of organic compounds [4], and as components of pho-toelectrochemical cells of water splitting for hydrogen generation [4]. In addition, much attention is paid to the use of dye-sensitized mesoporous titanium dioxide in so-called Graetzel solar cells [5]. The functional characteristics of TiO2-based materials depend on a significant number of factors, their phase composition and morphology being among the most important factors.