Authors : Prashant Ambekar & Jasmirkaur Randhawa
Page Nos : 171-179
Description :
In this paper, a novel approach of synthesizing Na2Ti6O13 (NT) phase is reported. In the pristine intermediate phase, Na2Ti3O7 (NT1) prepared by hydrothermal synthesis at 180oC, CNTs are doped in the weight proportion of 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5%. In the preparation process after adding and mixing the materials were annealed in Oxygen atmosphere. The pristine samples of both the phases and the doped samples were studied for structural characterization using XRD study and bandgap energies using UV-VIS spectra. Interesting results were obtained for the doped samples. The SEM did not show the presence of doped CNTs; however, the EDS showed a petite. The results show that the addition of CNTs in a small quantity change the overall band structure of the materials without leaving any trace of it in the host. A preliminary study is reported in this paper.
