Issue 12, 2017

Rapid room temperature crystallization of TiO2 nanotubes

Abstract

This paper reports a very efficient and reproducible technique for room temperature crystallization of titanium dioxide in a record time of 5 minutes, by application of alternating voltage square pulses. The well aligned tubular formation of crystalline nanotubes is confirmed through various characterization techniques, and the mechanism of crystallization is explained based on the pulse induced electrophilic–nucleophilic reaction. This ultrafast pulsed crystallization method provides a viable alternative for the widely used post fabrication thermal annealing and is highly applicable in device fabrication.

Graphical abstract: Rapid room temperature crystallization of TiO2 nanotubes

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Dec 2016
Accepted
27 Feb 2017
First published
27 Feb 2017

CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 1585-1589

Rapid room temperature crystallization of TiO2 nanotubes

A. J. K., M. Thankamoniamma, J. Puigdollers, A. R., B. Pradeep, T. Shripathi and R. R. Philip, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 1585 DOI: 10.1039/C6CE02526A

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