@article{ajn2019715,
author={{Zulmajdi, Siti Lailatul N. and Zamri, Nur Izzah I. and Mahadi, Abdul Hanif and Rosli, Mohd Yameany H. and JaˇŻafar, Fairuzeta and Yasin, Hartini M. and Kusrini, Eny and Hobley, Jonathan and Usman, Anwar},
title={Sol-gel Preparation of Different Crystalline Phases of TiO<SUB>2</SUB> Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Solution},
journal={American Journal of Nanomaterials},
volume={7},
number={1},
pages={39--45},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajn/7/1/5},
issn={2372-3122},
abstract={This paper describes the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution in the presence of TiO<SUB>2</SUB> nanoparticles (NPs) in different compositions of anatase and rutile phases under UV light irradiation. The different compositions of crystalline phases of TiO<SUB>2</SUB> NPs were synthesized using sol-gel method at the same temperature for various calcination times. The TiO<SUB>2</SUB> NPs were subjected to crystal phase, vibrational, size, and morphological characterizations. The photocatalytic degradation of MB revealed that anatase TiO<SUB>2</SUB> NPs have a superior catalytic activity in the front of rutile phase. This finding further suggested that low charge resistance and low electron-hole recombination probability lead to the acceleration of the OH? formation on the surface of anatase TiO<SUB>2</SUB> NPs.},
doi={10.12691/ajn-7-1-5}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}