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1586744 
Journal Article 
A simple route to obtain TiO2 nanowires by the sol-gel method 
Rodriguez-Reyes, M; Dorantes-Rosales, HJ 
2011 
Yes 
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
ISSN: 0928-0707
EISSN: 1573-4846 
59 
3 
658-661 
WOS:000294263000034 
In this work, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanowires were
synthesized by the sol-gel method, without using any kind of templates, instead of that acetic
acid was used as morphological modifier. In order to control crystalline phases and crystal size,
TiO2 was calcinated at 400, 500 and 600 A degrees C during 1 h. The resulting morphology was
nanowires, which diameter was maintained constant after calcination at different temperature
(about 76 nm). Moreover, crystalline phases in order of predominance were anatase, anatase-rutile
and rutile-anatase at 400, 500 and 600 A degrees C, respectively. Additionally, the crystallite
size increases with respect to temperature from 13 to 75 nm. 
TiO2 nanowires; Sol-gel method; Morphological modifier