International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

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Experimental Result Paper | Physical Science | Indonesia | Volume 13 Issue 6, June 2024 | Rating: 5.8 / 10


The Effect of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Concentration on the Characterization of Synthesized Nanoparticles TIO??2 Using the Coopretipitation Method

Amiruddin Supu | Kadek Ayu Astiti | Hermanus Weru | Fakhruddin [4]


Abstract: This study aims to determine the effect of the concentration of polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000) on the characteristics of synthesized nanoparticles of TiO2 (Titanium Dioxide). TiO2 nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized using the coopretipitation method of the reaction of TiCl3 compounds with strong bases of NH4OH and PEG-6000 as templets, with variations in the concentration of precursors (TiCl3) and PEG namely 1: 1, 1: 2 and 1: 4. The obtained TiO2 powder was then characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) to determine the crystal size and the composition of the crystalline phase formed and SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) to see the morphology of the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles. The identification results using the Expert High Score Plus application show that TiO2 with 1: 1 concentration variation produces an anatase phase composition of 96.1% and rutile of 3.9% with an average crystal size of 5.82nm. In the 1: 2 concentration variation, the anatase phase composition was 99.7% and the rutile was 0.3% with an average crystal size of 5.01nm. Furthermore, in the variation concentration of 1: 4, the anatase phase composition was 97.1% while the rutile was 2.9% with an average crystal size of 6.5nm. The variation concentration of PEG-6000 affected the characteristics of TiO2 nanoparticles where the number of anatase phases increased whereas the rutile phase decreased in the line with the increasing of PEG-6000 concentration. Meanwhile, the crystal size increased along with the increasing of PEG-6000 concentration, but still PEG-6000 with the suitable concentration was able to increase the Crystal phase and reduce the grain size of TiO2 nanoparticles. This was proven by the variation concentration ratio of 1: 4.


Keywords: Polyethylene Glycol, Nanoparticles, TiO2, Titanium Dioxide, Coprecipitation, Grain Size, Crystal Phase


Edition: Volume 13 Issue 6, June 2024,


Pages: 1720 - 1724



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