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Thin Solid Films 519 (2010) 541–548 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Thin Solid Films journal homepage: /locate/ts f Effects of calcination temperature on the morphology, structure and photocatalytic activity of titanate nanotube thin films Ning Xiao a, Zhonghua Li a,⁎, Jiawen Liu b,⁎, Yuan Gao a a Key Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Peoples Republic of China b College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Peoples Republic of China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Titanate nanotube thin films were synthesized on titanium substrate via a simple hydrothermal method. Received 17 December 2009 The as-prepared film was composed of Na Ti O , and then transformed into H Ti O ·H O after acid 2 3 7 2 4 9 2 Received in revised form 25 July 2010 washing process. However, H Ti O ·H O was thermally unstable. The effect of calcination temperature on 2 4 9 2 Accepted 29 July 2010 its morphology (nanotube, nanosheet, nanorod or a lotus-root-like appearance), structure and Available online 4 August 2010 photocatalytic