Characterization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using molecular dynamics simulations

PK Naicker, PT Cummings, H Zhang… - The Journal of Physical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics simulations of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in the three commonly
occurring phases (anatase, brookite, and rutile) are reported. The structural properties
inferred by simulated X-ray diffraction patterns of the nanoparticles were investigated. The
titanium− oxygen bond length as a function of size, phase, and temperature was determined
and was found to be dependent on the coordination environment of the titanium and
independent of phase and size. The equilibrium Ti− O bond length is 1.86 Å for a four …
Molecular dynamics simulations of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in the three commonly occurring phases (anatase, brookite, and rutile) are reported. The structural properties inferred by simulated X-ray diffraction patterns of the nanoparticles were investigated. The titanium−oxygen bond length as a function of size, phase, and temperature was determined and was found to be dependent on the coordination environment of the titanium and independent of phase and size. The equilibrium Ti−O bond length is 1.86 Å for a four-coordinated titanium ion, 1.92 Å for a five-coordinated titanium ion, and 1.94 Å for an octahedral titanium ion. Smaller nanoparticles are characterized by a higher fraction of titanium ions that are four and five coordinated, due to the larger surface area-to-volume ratios. The surface energies for anatase, rutile, and brookite particles were reported. The surface energy of the nanoparticle increases and approaches a constant value as the particle gets bigger. The surface energies of small rutile particles are higher than that for anatase particles of a similar size, consistent with anatase being the more stable phase of nanocrystalline titanium dioxide.
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