Carbon Nanoparticles doped TiO2 Nanosheets

By synthesizing carbon nanoparticles and doping them with TiO₂ nanosheets, various photoelectric and electronic properties are understood. In understanding the functionalization and binding properties of carbon nanoparticles of TiO₂ sheets, the chemical properties are enhanced and for instance, sensors can be better deciphered. With varying methods of making carbon nanoparticles, using natural gas soot was the selected process for this specific experiment. These nanoparticles have an average of 4.8 nm in diameter, a sp² hybridized core, and on the surface coated with O₂ groups. To make these carbon nanoparticles, soot is heated up with HNO₃ in a hot bath for approximately 8 hours and then neutralized with Na₂CO₃ after it is cooled down. Filtration and dialysis is used as part of the purification process then tested by UV-Vis and Fluorescence. Once pure carbon nanoparticles are obtained, it is doped with TiO₂ nanosheets. By combining carbon nanoparticles with TiO₂ nanosheets, there is an increase in absorption range and the system is enhanced. This is the objective.