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Preparation of TiO2–(B) by microemulsion mediated hydrothermal method: effect of the precursor and its electrochemical performance

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Synthesis of TiO2–(B) bronze was carried out by hydrothermal method using different precursors: (a) commercial anatase, (b) amorphous TiO2 prepared by O/W microemulsion method and (c) oil-in-water (O/W) microemulsion with freshly prepared amorphous TiO2. It is important to highlight this is the first report of the preparation of TiO2–(B) using an O/W microemulsion as a precursor. The effect of precursor type on the resulting TiO2 nanostructures, namely, their structural and morphological features were studied using X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis (TGA–DTA), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM–EDX). From commercial anatase powder, amorphous TiO2 ME and O/W microemulsion ME238 (NaOH/TiO2 molar ratio 238), biphasic nanoribbons were obtained: TiO2–(B) (88–92%) and anatase (8–12%). While from the O/W microemulsion ME30 (NaOH/TiO2 molar ratio 30) only anatase phase was obtained. The material with higher TiO2–(B) phase content, showed an increase in its reversible capacity, thus the crystalline nature of the precursor as well as the textural properties contribute to the electrode performance. Materials synthesized from commercial anatase and amorphous TiO2 ME exhibited similar charge retention (86–87%) despite the slight difference in reversible capacity, 210 and 180 mAh/g, respectively. It is noticed that TiO2–(B)–AME (prepared from amorphous TiO2 ME) exhibited the lowest capacity loss, e.g. the highest reversibility.

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Acknowledgements

The authors express their gratefulness to the Project SEP-CONACYT CB-2012-01 #189865. This work was also supported by PAICYT-UANL program through project number IT468-15. The authors also acknowledge Alberto Toxqui Terán (CIMAV Monterrey), Francisco Enrique Longoria (CIMAV Monterrey), J. Alejandro Arizpe Zapata (CIMAV Monterrey) and Departamento Ecomateriales y Energía (FIC-UANL) for their help with TGA–DTA, XRD, RAMAN/TEM and BET measurements, respectively. Special thanks to Arturo Rodríguez Rodríguez and Pedro Luis Córdoba Osorio for their great help in the laboratory. Also, the support of Raquel Garza with the AAnalyzer® software (deconvolution of Raman peaks) is recognized.

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    Nayely Pineda-Aguilar, Lorena Leticia Garza-Tovar & Eduardo M. Sánchez-Cervantes

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Pineda-Aguilar, N., Garza-Tovar, L.L., Sánchez-Cervantes, E.M. et al. Preparation of TiO2–(B) by microemulsion mediated hydrothermal method: effect of the precursor and its electrochemical performance. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 15464–15479 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9085-1

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