High-temperature stabilized anatase TiO2 from an aluminum-doped TiCl3 precursor

Sujith Perera; Edward G. Gillan

doi:10.1039/B512148E

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High-temperature stabilized anatase TiO₂ from an aluminum-doped TiCl₃ precursor†

Sujith Perera^a and Edward G. Gillan*^a

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Abstract

The solid-state hydrolysis and air calcination of aluminum-doped TiCl₃ leads to crystalline anatase TiO₂ that is stable on heating to 1000 °C, in contrast to control studies with related AlCl₃ and TiCl₃ physical mixtures that produce rutile TiO₂ under the same conditions.

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Detailed experimental procedures, ICP and weight change data, and SEM images for calcined TiO ₂ from TiCl ₃(com-25% Al) and TiCl ₃(com-25% Al, sub) PDF (744K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B512148E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 30 Aug 2005
Accepted: 05 Oct 2005
First published: 03 Nov 2005

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Chem. Commun., 2005, 5988-5990

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High-temperature stabilized anatase TiO₂ from an aluminum-doped TiCl₃ precursor

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