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Inderscience, International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 3/4(50), p. 221

DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2015.068530

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Aerosol-assisted processing of hierarchically organised TiO<sub align="right">2 nanoparticles</sub>

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Abstract

Hierarchically assembled TiO 2 nanoparticles into larger spherical ones were obtained using aerosol-assisted processing method. Unagglomerated particles with the mean size of 440 nm were obtained from colloidal solution of TiO 2 nanoparticles (~4.5 nm) using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at 550°C. Their morphological complexity and structural polymorphism were investigated by using X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) coupled with selected area electron diffraction (SAED) analysis. Pronounced evolution of nanocrystalline TiO 2 (B) phase assembled together with the anatase building units (sized ~ 15 nm) in uniform submicrometric particles implicate their feasibility to be used in dye-sensitised solar cells and lithium ion batteries.