• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.239-243
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• 2018

Up to now, microstructure changes of photocatalysts have been studied to improve photocatalytic activity. Especially, to improve the adsorption of reactants and reactive sites, porous and fine crystal structures have received much attention because of their large specific surface area. In this study, $TiO_2$ nanotubes were synthesized by hydrothermal method using $TiO_2$ nanoparticles; nanotubes were evaluated by oxidized methylene blue reduction test. Using synthesized $TiO_2$ nanotubes, results of TEM showed that the $TiO_2$ nanoparticles were changed into folding sheets and nanotubes. XRD results showed that the peaks of the nanoparticles almost disappeared and only the rutile (110) and anatase (200) peaks were observed. Comparison of photocatalytic properties of nanoparticles and nanotube structures was performed by measuring the UV-vis absorbance with reducing oxidized methylene blue. As a result, the reduction rate of nanotubes was found to be $0.24{\mu}mol/s$, which was 2.6 times higher than the rate of reduction of nanoparticles.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 1995

$1.0{\times}10^{-2}M\; KNO_3$ 수용액에서 methylene blue(MB)의 전기화학적 환원을 직류 및 펄스차이 폴라로그래피, 순환 전압-전류법, 조절 전위 전기량법으로 조사하였다. MB의 전극환원은 처음 가역파(-0.18 volts vs. Ag/AgCl)에서 2전자 이동의 CE 반응기구로 진행되었다. Methylene blue는 정지된 수은전극에 강하게 흡착되었으며, 조절 전위 전기분해로 환원된 생성물은 공기중에서 빠르게 자동산화되어 본래의 MB로 돌아왔다. pH 변화에 따른 순환 전압-전류 그림과 폴라로그램의 해석을 근거로 하여 CE 반응기구를 제시하였다.