• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.76-81
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• 2016

An anatase TiO₂ nanotube array (NTA) was fabricated by anodization and successive heat treatments. When the anatase TiO₂ NTA was cathodically polarized, its color changed to blue, and it could be used as an electrochemically active anode for an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline water electrolysis. The structure of the blue anatase TiO₂ NTA was controlled by the anodization conditions and its catalytic activity increased with an increase of the surface area. The activity of the blue anatase TiO₂ NTA gradually reduced with the continued OER because of the partial oxidation of Ti³⁺ to Ti⁴⁺. However, an intermittent cathodic regeneration process could significantly slow its reduction rate. The blue anatase TiO₂ NTA could be an alternative anode for alkaline water electrolysis.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.751-758
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• 2001

Anatase $TiO_2$ thin films as a photocatalyst were prepared by the D.C reactive magnetron sputtering process. The $TiO_2$ thin films were deposited on Si(100) substrates under the various conditions : oxygen partial pressure, working pressure, substrate temperature, D.C power, and deposition time. The morphology of the TiO$_2$ thin films showed an island structure. At early stages of film growth, amorphous phase formed. However, during the further growth, columnar crystalline $TiO_2$grains evolved. The crystallinity of the thin films depended on the oxygen partial pressure, the working pressure and the D.C. powers.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.261-268
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• 2018

To prepare mesoporous $TiO_2$ ($meso-TiO_2$) with anatase and rutile crystal structures, hydrothermal and template synthesis were used. $Meso-TiO_2$ with anatase structure was obtained by hydrothermal synthesis. The crystal structure of $meso-TiO_2$ by hydrothermal synthesis converted from anatase to rutile by simple heating at $600^{\circ}C$ and above. However, their mesopore structure collapsed due to phase transition. To prepare $meso-TiO_2$ with rutile structure, template synthesis method was applied using mesoporous silica KIT-6 as a template. Once we incorporated anatase $TiO_2$ inside mesopores of silica, the phase transition temperature of $TiO_2$ confined inside KIT-6 was much higher ($900^{\circ}C$) than that of free-standing $TiO_2$ ($600^{\circ}C$). The suppression of $TiO_2$ phase transition inside mesopores of KIT-6 is closely related with the interaction between $TiO_2$ surface and silica walls in KIT-6 because oxygen vacancy in $TiO_2$ is regarded as the starting point for phase transition. After removal of silica template by NaOH solution washing, $meso-TiO_2$ with mixed phase between anatase and rutile was obtained.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.588-591
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• 2004

Generally, $TiO_2$ powders absorb ultraviolet rays and make oxidation/reduction reactions on its surface. Hydroxide radical(OH), a product of photocatalyst reactions, has so strong oxidation/reduction electric potential that it can oxidize noxious gas like VOCs(Volatile Organic Compounds) and NOx. In this study, $TiO_2$ was substituted for exposed concrete to investigate the purifying degree of VOCs(Benzene, Toluene) and NOx. Anatase types of $TiO_2$ were used as photocatalyst. The sun rays and the ultraviolet were used as a light source. Anatase type $TiO_2$ was better than rutile type in purifying performance. The sunray showed the best purifying performance among the light sources. $3\%$ substitution of $TiO_2$ with the sunray was enough to purify VOCs(Benzene, Toluene) and NOx efficiently.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.111-111
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• 2003

The peroxo titanic acid solution was successfully prepared using titanium trichloride as a precursor. The basic properties of the TiO2 film prepared by the solution were investigated in view of phase change, bandgap energy, crystalline size etc. The film displayed amorphous TiO$_2$ at room temperature, anatase above 281$^{\circ}C$ and a mixture of anatase and rutile at 99$0^{\circ}C$, The crystalline size increases with annealing temperatures, while the bandgap energies decrease due to the quantum size effect and the formation of rutile phase which has low bandgap energy. As a result of TG-DTA, it was found that annealing treatment at 99$0^{\circ}C$ for 2h formed a mixtures of anatase and rutile through three steps: (1) the removal of physically adsorbed water (2) the decomposition of peroxo group (3) amorphous-anatase or anatase-rutile phase transformation.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.15-20
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• 2001

Photocatalytic $TiO_2$ films were prepared by anodic oxidation at 180 V and their structural difference caused by oxidation conditions was studies. The microstructure of $TiO_2$ films in $H_2SO_4$ and $H_2SO_4/H_2O_2$ solution was mixed type of rutile and anatase. However, the $TiO_2$ layer formed in $H_2SO_4/H_3PO_4$ and $H_2SO_4/H_3PO_4/H_2O_2$ mixture was mostly anatase type. All $TiO_2$ films prepared by anodic oxidation exhibited photocatalytic properties. The photocatalytic degradation of aniline blue was first order reaction with similar rate constants at all oxidative conditions examined in this work.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.32-32
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• 2003

최근 환경오염에 대한 문제가 심각해지면서 인체에 유해한 유기물질의 분해에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으며 따라서 뛰어난 광촉매 특성을 보이는 타이태니아(TiO$_2$)에 대한 많은 연구가 수행되고있다. 타이태니아가 보이는 결정상 중에는 brookite, anatse, rutile이 있는데 이 중에서 anatse 상이 가장 우수한 광촉매 특성을 나타내는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 anatse 상을 얻기 위해서는 $600^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도로 열처리를 해야 한다는 문제점이 있으며 광촉매 특성을 향상시키기 위해서는 anantase 나노결정을 제조하여 표면적을 극대화시 키는 것이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러 한 두 가지 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 Polyethylen oxide(PEO)-TiO$_2$ 나노하이브리드를 Sol-Gel공정을 이용하여 합성하였으며 이들에 대한 hot-water treatment를 통하여 10$0^{\circ}C$ 이하의 저온에서 anatase 나노결정상의 분말을 합성하는데 성공하였다. 이는 SiO$_2$-TiO$_2$계 하이브리드에서만 hot-water treatment를 통하여 anatase로 결정화가 가능하다는 기존의 연구결과와 상반되는 결과로서 무기질 성분으로서 TiO$_2$만 존재하는 하이브리드에 대한 hoi-water treatment를 통하여 anatase결정상이 형성될 수 있었다.

• Solar Energy
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.10-20
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• 1992

In this experiment, photochemical reaction has been applied to destroy TCE in water phase. The main target of this work is to investigate the technical feasibility of large scale of solar detoxification reactor for water treatment. The results have revealed that solar detoxification utilizing photon energy from the sun is the most attractive process to decompose organic toxins in water phase at room temperature. The detailed results from this work are as follows; (1) The highest conversion ratio of TCE was obtained by using $TiO_2$, annatase as a photocatalyst among $TiO_2$ anatase, $TiO_2$ rutile and $V_2O_5$ under the same experimental condition. The anatase crystal structure was confirmed with XRD analysis, and its surface area was 7.748 $m^2/g$ from the BET-$N_2$ measurement (2) 0.1 wt% of $TiO_2$ anatase has been adopted as optimal quantity for batch slurry reactor at this experimental conditions. (3) The effect of hydrogen peroxide on the conversion of TCE was investigated. Its optimal quantity was 0.06 vol. % under this experimental conditions. (4) The effect of oxygen on the conversion of TCE also was studied by controlling the head space in photoreactor. Results indicated that sufficient amount of oxygen should be supplied to accomplish the highest conversion rate of TCE in water phase.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.241-245
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• 2013

Granular bamboo-derived active carbons (AC) were impregnated (or coated) with $TiO_2$ nano crystalline powders. The photocatalytic activity of the $TiO_2$-impregnated active carbons ($TiO_2$/AC) were determined on the basis of the degradation rate of methylene-blue aqueous solution under UV irradiation. The active compounds of $TiO_2$ were impregnated onto the AC under moderate hydrothermal conditions (${\leq}200^{\circ}C$, pH 11). The mean size of $TiO_2$ particles calculated from BET surface area were found to be as 50 nm. The $TiO_2$ precipitates were coated on the cavities or pores on the surfaces of highly activated carbons. Since the hydrothermal process led to a lowering of the on-set temperature of the anatase-to-rutile transition of $TiO_2$ as low as $200^{\circ}C$, $TiO_2$ crystallites of a pure anatase or a mixed form with rutile were successfully coated on the AC depending on the synthesis temperatures.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.315-323
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• 1998

$TiO_2$films of rutile and anatase phase have been prepared on silica glass substrates by the sol-gel method using $Ti(i-OC_3H_7)_4$. The effect of additives on the polymorph of $TiO_2$film has been examined in view of degree of crystallization. Third-order nonlinear optical properties of the both film have been investigated by the third harmonic generation method. The measured 3rd order nonlinear optical susceptibility of rutile and anatase thin films were about $1.4{\times}10^{-12}$ and $9.7{\times}10^{-13}$ esu, respectively.