Table 1 Structural and electronic properties of prepared nanoparticles.
Nanoparticles | TEM size (nm) | XRD size (nm) | Hydrodynamic size (nm)# | Zeta potential (mV)# | Band gap (eV) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DI Water | CDMEM | DI Water | CDMEM | ||||
TiO2 | 15.3 ± 1.7 | 14.8 ± 1.8 | 113.3 ± 8.6 | 142.5 ± 5.7 | +21.5 ± 0.9 | −17.2 ± 1.1 | 3.32 |
TiO2-Ag (0.5%) | 14.4 ± 1.5 | 13.9 ± 1.6 | 126.5 ± 7.8 | 159.8 ± 6.5 | +19.7 ± 1.5 | −18.5 ± 1.3 | 3.25 |
TiO2-Ag (2.5%) | 12.3 ± 1.3 | 12.1 ± 1.2 | 136.7 ± 6.9 | 176.6 ± 7.3 | +18.8 ± 1.7 | −19.2 ± 0.9 | 3.20 |
TiO2-Ag (5%) | 9.3 ± 1.1 | 8.9 ± 1.3 | 153.4 ± 9.8 | 189.5 ± 8.1 | +17.3 ± 0.8 | −19.7 ± 1.4 | 3.15 |
