The effect of precursor concentration on the structural, morphological, and optical properties of TiO2nano-flowers was investigated in this study. An increase in crystallite size was observed with an increase in the concentration of the precursor (titanium butoxide). The FE-SEM micrographs of the as-prepared samples show a three-dimensional flower-like morphology. The flowers consist of several nanorods coming out of a single core and have very sharp edges. Also, the variation in the aspect ratio of the nanostructure was observed with the concentration of the precursor. The photocatalytic properties of the samples show that the sample that has a high aspect ratio (AR~9) has a much better photocatalytic activity compared to the nano-crystal with a low aspect ratio (AR~6.1). It is believed that the excellent photocatalytic performance and short time synthesis of TiO2nano-flowers using the microwave hydrothermal method can have potential applications in the field of photocatalysis.

Abstract
 1. Introduction
 2. Experimental Procedure
 3. Results and Discussion
 4. Conclusions
 Acknowledgment
 References

• M. S. Anwar(Changwon National University)
• Rehan Danish(Changwon National Univ)
• Keun Young Park(Changwon National University)
• Bon Heun Koo(Changwon National University) Corresponding author