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Poster Session, Tuesday, June 15<br />

Theme A1 - B702<br />

Synthesis and characte rization of TiO 2 nanotubes filed with NiFe 2 O 4 nano<strong>crystals</strong><br />

A.A. Fargali<br />

1 , M . H. Khedr 1 , M. Bahagat 2 * and A. F. Moustafa 1<br />

1 Chemistry Dep. Fac. of Sci. Beni-Sueif Univ., Beni-Sueif , Egypt<br />

2 CMRDI, Egypt<br />

Abstrac t-TiO 2 NTs is the most attractive catalyst <strong>in</strong> many fields of application, as semiconductors,<br />

photocatalyst, gas sensor. There are many method for preparation of TiO 2 NTs, anodization, Templates<br />

assistance, and thermal method. In this work TiO x nanotubes was prepared from anatase phase of TiO 2<br />

powder with crystal size 90 nm via hydrothermal treatment <strong>in</strong> 10M NaOH at different time and<br />

temperature flowed by ion exchange reaction. The samples prepared at higher temperature and longer<br />

reaction time shows high quantity and good c rystall<strong>in</strong>ity than those prepared at lower temperature and<br />

shorter reaction time. TiO x Nanotubes was treated <strong>in</strong> oxygen at 500 o C for 2 h to obta<strong>in</strong> anatase phase of<br />

TiO 2 nanot ube s (TiO 2 NTs). The fill<strong>in</strong>g process of TiO 2 NTs with NiFe 2 O 4 occurs by immers<strong>in</strong>g<br />

TiO 2 NTs <strong>in</strong> mixed solution of iron nitrate and nickel nitrate with adjusted molar ratio. The percentage of<br />

fill<strong>in</strong>g process depends strongly on the concentration of mixed solution and the immers<strong>in</strong>g time. The<br />

empty and filled TiO 2 NTs was characterized us<strong>in</strong>g XRD, TEM, and SEM.<br />

The filled NTs was reduced at different temperatures to obta<strong>in</strong> Ni-Fe nanoalloy <strong>in</strong>side NTs, we found that<br />

the optimum temperature for complete reduction of filled NTs is 600<br />

o C, which produced Ni-Fe nanoa lloy<br />

and sav<strong>in</strong>g geometry of nanotube s. The photocatalytic activity of as prepared, heated, empty, filled and<br />

reduced NTs was studied for the degradation of Brobopyrogallol red (Bb red) and adsorption of some<br />

heavy metals.<br />

*Correspond<strong>in</strong>g author: m_bahgat70@yahoo.com<br />

6th Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conference, zmir, 2010 369

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