Synthesis and characterizations of titanium nitride nanofibers prepared using nitridation method

Trinh Mai; Hung Le; Hiep Le; Loan Le

doi:10.51316/jca.2020.023

Authors

Mai Thi Tuyet Trinh Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Quy Nhon University, Vietnam
Le Xuan Hung Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang city, Vietnam
Le Thi Thanh Hiep Office of Scientific Research and Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang city
Le Thi Ngoc Loan Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Quy Nhon University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51316/jca.2020.023

Keywords:

Titanium nitride nanofibers, solar water evaporation, plasmonic materials, nano-heater sources

Abstract

In this paper, titanium nitride nanofibers (TiN NFs) were successfully synthesized by nitridation of TiO₂ nanofibers, in which the TiO₂ nanofibers were prepared by using electrospinning method. The XRD patterns and Raman spectra indicate that transformation of TiO₂ into TiN crystalline structure was succeeded at 900^oC in ammonia at flow rate of 800 sccm in 60 mins. The SEM images show no significant change in morphology, however, surface of the sample annealed at 900^oC becomes rougher compared to that of TiO₂ nanofibers. The UV-vis absorption spectrum of TiN illustrates a strong and broad absorption peak at 530 nm which covers entire visible part of the solar spectrum. The as-synthesized samples were used to test solar water evaporation and the results indicate that TiN nanofibers are great nano-heater sources to enhance water evaporation performance.

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