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Growth of titanium dioxide nanorod arrays through the aqueous chemical route under a novel and facile low-cost method

Mohd. Yusoff, Marmeezee and Mamat, M.H. and Malek, Mohd Firdaus and Abu Bakar, Suriani and Mohamed, Azmi and Ahmad, Mohd Khairul and Alrokayan, Salman A.H. and Khan, Haseeb Ahmad and Rusop, Mohamad (2016) Growth of titanium dioxide nanorod arrays through the aqueous chemical route under a novel and facile low-cost method. Materials Letters, 164. pp. 294-298. ISSN 0167-577X

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Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanorod arrays were successfully synthesized through a facile aqueous chemical route on a fluorine tin oxide-coated glass substrate in a Schott bottle with cap clamps. Distinct rutile phase TiO2 peaks were observed via X-ray diffraction and micro-Raman spectroscopy. The surface morphology depicted in field-emission scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy images showed that the nanorod arrays were successfully synthesized on the substrate. Moreover, these arrays possessed an average diameter of 120 nm and an average length of 1.52 mm. The prepared TiO2 nanorod arrays exhibited high absorbance properties in the ultraviolet (UV) region (o400 nm). In this study, the synthesized arrays may be applied in optical sensing based on the steady photocurrent results obtained under UV irradiation in a sodium sulfate electrolyte solution.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Additional Information: 6421/69276
Uncontrolled Keywords: Semiconductors; TiO2 Nanorod; Aqueous chemical route; Photosensor; Optical materials and properties Electronic materials
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Engineering
Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Mechatronics Engineering
Depositing User: Dr. Marmeezee Mohd. Yusoff
Date Deposited: 03 Apr 2019 09:29
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2019 11:44
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/69276

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