Abstract:
Anatase nano-TiO
2 with 40%,73% and 85% percentage of001facets were prepared by hydrothermal reaction using tetrabutyl titanate (TBOT) as titanium source and hydrofluoric acid (HF) as the capping agent.Moreover,the structure and morphology of as the prepared TiO
2 samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD),UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by degradation of methyl orange (MO) aqueous solution under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation.The experimental results showed that the MO degradation efficiency order of prepared TiO
2 nanocrystals during 2 hours is 100%(TiO
2-9)>93%(TiO
2-3)>80%(TiO
2-6),which is ascribed to the synergistic effects of facet effect,size effect and separation and transport efficiency of photoinduced charge carriers.