TiO 2 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by sol-gel methods using two different precursors, titanium tetraisopropoxide and potassium titanium oxalate (KTO). The precursors had a profound influence on the structural, morphological, dielectric and magnetic properties of synthesized TiO 2 NPs, as evidenced by the XRD, FE-SEM, TEM, LCR and VSM studies in the synthesized samples. Alkoxide-derived TiO 2 NPs contained mostly mixed phases of anatase and rutile, whereas KTO-derived TiO 2 NPs contained anatase and Magnéli phases (Ti n O 2n-1 ). After heat treatment at 550 °C, the crystallite size of KTO-derived NPs was lower than alkoxide-derived TiO 2 NPs. The synthesized nanoparticles were spherical and agglomerated having anatase and rutile phases with different proportions in the microstructure of the alkoxide sample. Dielectric constant of the KTO-derived NPs was higher than the alkoxide-derived NPs. Diamagnetic behavior of KTO-derived NPs was also higher than the alkoxide-derived TiO 2 NPs. Keywords: TiO 2 nanoparticles, sol-gel, dielectric constant, grain size, anatase.
Resumo
Nanopartículas (NPs) de TiO 2 foram sintetizadas por métodos de sol-gel usando dois diferentes precursores, tetraisopropóxido de titânio e oxalato de potássio e titânio (KTO). Os precursores tiveram profunda influência nas propriedades estruturais, morfológicas, dielétricas e magnéticas das NPs de TiO 2 sintetizadas, como evidenciado pelos estudos de DRX, FE-MEV, MET, LCR