TiO2 photocatalysts have been studied extensively since the past decades due to its ability to capture energy from sunlight and utilize the energy for various applications including photodegradation and clean energy production. It has been shown in many literatures that the nanostructured TiO2 has an improved photocatalytic activity due to higher surface area, better light scattering, and improved electron transportation. In our works, we are developing a facile hydrothermal synthetic route of titanate nanotube and doped-titanate nanotube. The preliminary results indicate the presence of doped element, La, in the inter-wall layer of titanate nanotube. The synthesized nanotube is further studied for the application in CO2 reduction. We expected that the doped titanate will have an improved photocatalytic activities and the developed synthetic method is applicable for other elemental doping of titanate nanotube.

Synthesis of lanthanum doped titanate nanotube through a facile hydrothermal route

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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