The Effect of Silver Doping Concentrations in TiO2 Nanoparticles: Characteristic, Morphological, Chemical, and Simple Regression Analyses

Authors

  • Phatcharee Phoempoon Faculty of Industrial Technology, Songkhla Rajabhat University, Songkhla, 90000, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4788-3926
  • Weerachai Sangchaya Faculty of Industrial Technology, Songkhla Rajabhat University, Songkhla, 90000, Thailand
  • Kornkanok Ubolchollakhat Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 93210, Thailand
  • Kantamon Sukrajang Faculty of Industrial Technology, Songkhla Rajabhat University, Songkhla, 90000, Thailand
  • Tanarat Rattanakool Faculty of Industrial Technology, Songkhla Rajabhat University, Songkhla, 90000, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55674/ias.v14i2.260816

Keywords:

Titanium dioxide, Silver doping concentration, Sol-gel and precipitation methods, Morphological and chemical analyses

Abstract

This research synthesizes silver-doped TiO2 nanoparticles (TiO2-Ag) using sol-gel and co-precipitation techniques, calcined at 500 °C for 1 h. Silver doping concentrations of 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 mol% in Titanium dioxide (TiO2) were examined for their impact on particle size, shape, and phase. Characterization via EDX, XRD, TEM, and XPS. TEM micrographs show small, rounded particles (10 – 20 nm) forming clumps. Analyses revealed that increased silver content augments the rutile phase. Simple Regression Analysis was utilized to estimate phase quantity of the anatase and rutile phase of TiO2-Ag.

Author Biography

Phatcharee Phoempoon, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Songkhla Rajabhat University, Songkhla, 90000, Thailand

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2025-05-01

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Phoempoon, P. ., Sangchaya, W. ., Ubolchollakhat, K. ., Sukrajang, K. ., & Rattanakool, T. . (2025). The Effect of Silver Doping Concentrations in TiO2 Nanoparticles: Characteristic, Morphological, Chemical, and Simple Regression Analyses . Indochina Applied Science, 14(2), 260816. https://doi.org/10.55674/ias.v14i2.260816

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