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Titanium dioxide Nanotubes (TNTs) prepared by electroless deposition have been annealed at air ambient and low temperature. As a result, the anatase/rutile phase composition of the TNTs can be tailored to the needs of later applications. Nanotubes with anatase/rutile mixed phase ratio of 4:1 have been produced in this report and further examined for their photocatalytical behavior. The photocatalytical properties of the TNTs have been observed by degradation of methylene-blue in aqueous solution under low power UV-light irradiation. The results shown in this report are based on the synergetic effect between rutile and anatase, which results in the mixed phase TiO2 nanotubes having enhanced photocatalytical properties.
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Boehme, M., Ensinger, W. Mixed Phase Anatase/rutile Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene-blue. Nano-Micro Lett. 3, 236–241 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353678
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