TY - JOUR
T1 - Dispersion of phosphonic acids surface-modified titania nanocrystals in various organic solvents
AU - Arita, Toshihiko
AU - Moriya, Ken Ichi
AU - Yoshimura, Tomoka
AU - Minami, Kimitaka
AU - Naka, Takashi
AU - Adschiri, Tadafumi
PY - 2010/10/20
Y1 - 2010/10/20
N2 - Titanium dioxide (TiO2, anatase) nanocyrstals tha can be transparently (perfectly) dispersed in several organic solvents were synthesized by organic-ligand-assisted hydrothermal synthesis. To analyze the dispersion behavior of surface-modified nanocrystals from the surface of the surface-modified nanocrystals, three types of surface-modified TiO2 nanocrystals were prepared. Depending on the surface nature of the surface-modified TiO2 nanocrystals, the nanocrystals showed different dispersion behaviors in organic solvents. In particular, the dispersion of surface-modified TiO2 nanocrystals with carboxylic acid terminated surface modifier (TiO2-COOH) varied strongly with changing solvent species. We investigated the dispersity of TiO2-COOH in typical organic solvents using dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements. One of the three-dimensional solubility parameters, namely, the Hansen solubility parameter, provided detailed information on the mechanism of the dispersion of TiO2-COOH. Because of the carboxylic acid groups exhibited on the surface of the titania nanocrystals, the dispersion of TiO2-COOH was very much affected by the hydrogen-bonding ability of the solvent. The hydrogen-donating/-accepting ability adequately described the dispersion of TiO2-COOH in organic solvents.
AB - Titanium dioxide (TiO2, anatase) nanocyrstals tha can be transparently (perfectly) dispersed in several organic solvents were synthesized by organic-ligand-assisted hydrothermal synthesis. To analyze the dispersion behavior of surface-modified nanocrystals from the surface of the surface-modified nanocrystals, three types of surface-modified TiO2 nanocrystals were prepared. Depending on the surface nature of the surface-modified TiO2 nanocrystals, the nanocrystals showed different dispersion behaviors in organic solvents. In particular, the dispersion of surface-modified TiO2 nanocrystals with carboxylic acid terminated surface modifier (TiO2-COOH) varied strongly with changing solvent species. We investigated the dispersity of TiO2-COOH in typical organic solvents using dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements. One of the three-dimensional solubility parameters, namely, the Hansen solubility parameter, provided detailed information on the mechanism of the dispersion of TiO2-COOH. Because of the carboxylic acid groups exhibited on the surface of the titania nanocrystals, the dispersion of TiO2-COOH was very much affected by the hydrogen-bonding ability of the solvent. The hydrogen-donating/-accepting ability adequately described the dispersion of TiO2-COOH in organic solvents.
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U2 - 10.1021/ie101074w
DO - 10.1021/ie101074w
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957976908
SN - 0888-5885
VL - 49
SP - 9815
EP - 9821
JO - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
JF - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
IS - 20
ER -