Facile method to synthesis of anatase TiO₂ nanorods

Abstract

A simple wet chemical method was used to synthesise TiO2 nanorods using Titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) as a precursor material. The chemical transformation of TTIP by ethylene glycol (EG) was demonstrated as a strategy for regulating and controlling the shape of formation TiO2 nanorods. The structure of the sample was studied by X-ray diffraction and it revealed that the prepared TiO2 exhibit a pure anatase phase. While the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was showing the vibration patterns in the spectrum of the sample. The morphology of sample was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and it showed that the synthesised TiO2 made of nanorods with length about (698 nm) and a diameter (220 nm).