Monodisperse hollow titania nanospheres prepared using a cationic colloidal template |
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Authors: | Kim Tae Hee Lee Kwang Hee Kwon Yong Ku |
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Institution: | Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea. |
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Abstract: | Titania-coated polymeric nanoparticles were synthesized based on the cationic colloidal particles which were prepared by surfactant-free emulsion copolymerization of styrene and butylacrylate in the presence of a cationic monomer, methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (MOTAC) using azobis(isobutylamidine)hydrochloride (AIBA) as an initiator. These cationic particles were stabilized by poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP). Then, these particles were dispersed in ethanol and mixed with titanium(IV) butoxide. Negatively charged titania precursors were rapidly hydrolyzed onto the cationic surfaces of colloidal particles. Subsequently, the samples were heated to 450 degrees C to form anatase TiO2 and to remove the colloidal template, which resulted in hollow nanospheres. The hollow titania particles were characterized with zeta analyzer, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, light scattering, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis and FT-IR. |
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