1 A review of carbon nanotube/TiO2 composite prepared via sol-gel method https://jourcc.com/index.php/jourcc/article/view/jcc111 10.29252/jcc.1.1.1 20.1001.1.26765837.2019.1.1.1.0 1 A substantial review is performed in this work about the development and design of Carbon Nanotubes/Titanium Oxide nanocompisites. The fundamental method of sol-gel synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes is also reported here. Single-Walled and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes are reviewed here. Finally, different applications for this nanocomposite are discussed. 1 9 Leila Bazli Iran University of Science and Technology Iran info@jourcc.com Mostafa Siavashi Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel Germany stu213298@mail.uni-kiel.de Arman Shiravi Amirkabir University of Technology Iran info@jourcc.com Carbon nanotube TiO2 Nanoparticles Nanocomposites Characterization Article1.pdf [1] C. Cheng, J. Wu, Y. Xiao, Y. Chen, H. Yu, Z. Tang, J. Lin, M. 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