Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2013, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 425-430.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2013.12309

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Preparation and Optical Storage Properties of λ­Ti3O5 Powder

LIU Gang1, HUANG Wan-Xia1, YI Yong2   

  1. (1. Materials Science and Engineering College, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; 2. Laboratory of Matter Characteristic Research at Extreme Conditions, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China)
  • Received:2012-05-11 Revised:2012-07-17 Published:2013-04-10 Online:2013-03-20
  • About author:LIU Gang. E-mail: liugangscu@163.com

Abstract:

The Ti3O5 powder was prepared by reducing TiO2 nanopartical in H2 atmosphere. The samples were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscope (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and UV-Vis diffusion reflectance spectra (UV-Vis). The results show that, single phase Ti3O5 can be obtained by increasing the H2 flow. When H2 flow increases from 0.3 mL/min to 0.8 mL/min, the single phase λ-Ti3O5 can be synthesized using SiO2-coated TiO2 (rutile, nanoparticle) as raw material at 1150℃ for 1 h. While using nano-TiO2 powders without SiO2-coated as raw material, the reduction product is multiphases composed of λ-Ti3O5 and β-Ti3O5. There is a high reflectivity contrast between λ-Ti3O5 and β-Ti3O5. When the multiphases sample is irradiated with 532 nm 20 ns-pulsed laser light at room temperature, Ti3O5 will transit from α phase to β phase, which shows a good optical storage performance.

Key words: &#x003bb, -Ti3O5, powder, reduction, nano-TiO2, optical storage

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