Facile synthesis and characterization of N-doped TiO 2 /C nanocomposites with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance

Jia, Tiekun; Fu, Feng; Yu, Dongsheng; Cao, Jianliang; Sun, Guang

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.07.024

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“…In this study, however, the Ti2p1/2 and Ti2p3/2 XPS peaks were mainly located at 464.2 and 458.5 eV, respectively. With the change in the NH3/O2 gas mixture ratio, their areas exhibited marginal changes and were composed of lower-energy peaks of Ti 3+ and Ti 2+ , as reported by Jia et al for N-doped TiO2 nanocrystals [40]. Compared with our previous study involving the co-sputtering of Al or Si, the increases in the amounts of Ti 3+ and Ti 2+ in the N-doped film were less than those of the Al-doped or Si-doped TiO2 films [22,23].…”

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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Films Prepared by Reactive-Ion-Beam Sputtering with Various NH3/O2 Gas Mixture Ratios

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Nitrogen-doped TiO2 films were prepared by reactive ion-beam sputtering deposition (IBSD) in a mixed atmosphere of NH3 and O2 at a substrate temperature of 400 °C. X-ray photoelectron spectra revealed the presence of six ions, i.e., N3−, N2−, N1−, N+, N2+, and N3+, respectively, in the films. The amorphous films had complex, randomly oriented chemical bonds. The Tauc–Lorentz model was employed to determine the bandgap energy of the amorphous films prepared using different NH3/O2 gas mixing ratios by ellipsometry. In addition, the optical constants of the films were measured. With the increase in the NH3/O2 gas mixture ratio to 3.0, the bandgap of N-doped TiO2 narrowed to ~2.54 eV.

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“…XPS peaks were mainly located at 464.2 and 458.5 eV, respectively. With the change in the NH 3 /O 2 gas mixture ratio, their areas exhibited marginal changes and were composed of lower-energy peaks of Ti 3+ and Ti 2+ , as reported by Jia et al for N-doped TiO 2 nanocrystals[40].…”

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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Films Prepared by Reactive-Ion-Beam Sputtering with Various NH3/O2 Gas Mixture Ratios

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“…TiO 2 nanoparticles have been comprehensively doped at the O sites with non-metals such as C [61], B [62], I [63], F [64], S [65], and N [66]. Non-metal dopants are reported to be more appropriate for the extension of the photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 into visible region compared to metal dopant [67,68].…”

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Modified Titanium Dioxide for Photocatalytic Applications

Moma¹,

Baloyi²

2019

Photocatalysts - Applications and Attributes

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Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been widely used as a photocatalyst in many environmental and energy applications due to its efficient photoactivity, high stability, low cost, and safety to the environment and humans. However, its large band gap energy, ca. 3.2 eV limits its absorption of solar radiation to the UV light range which accounts for only about 5% of the solar spectrum. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 is also limited by the rapid recombination of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs. When used in water treatment applications, TiO 2 has a poor affinity toward organic pollutants, especially hydrophobic organic pollutants. Several strategies have been employed to reduce its band gap energy, its electron-hole recombination rates as well as enhance its absorption of organic pollutants. In this chapter, we review some of the most recent works that have employed the doping, decoration, and structural modification of TiO 2 particles for applications in photocatalysis. Additionally, we discuss the effectiveness of these dopants and/or modifiers in enhancing TiO 2 photoactivity as well as some perspective on the future of TiO 2 photocatalysis.

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“…This requires thermal stability of the anatase phase under typical ceramic processing conditions. TiO 2 anatase is mainly fabricated at low calcination temperatures (∼500°C) to prevent the anatase to rutile phase transition (ART) [15][16][17], which produces the less photo-active rutile phase. The photo-activity of anatase arises from its appropriate band edge positions, electron affinity, ionisation potential, and the long lifetime of charge carriers [10,12,18].…”

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Mo doped TiO₂: impact on oxygen vacancies, anatase phase stability and photocatalytic activity

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This work outlines an experimental and theoretical investigation of the effect of molybdenum (Mo) doping on the oxygen vacancy formation and photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 . Analytical techniques such as x-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and photoluminescence (PL) were used to probe the anatase to rutile transition (ART), surface features and optical characteristics of Mo doped TiO 2 (Mo-TiO 2 ). XRD results showed that the ART was effectively impeded by 2 mol% Mo doping up to 750°C, producing 67% anatase and 33% rutile. Moreover, the crystal growth of TiO 2 was affected by Mo doping via its interaction with oxygen vacancies and the Ti-O bond. The formation of Ti-O-Mo and Mo-Ti-O bonds were confirmed by XPS results. Phonon confinement, lattice strain and non-stoichiometric defects were validated through the Raman analysis. DFT results showed that, after substitutional doping of Mo at a Ti site in anatase, the Mo oxidation state is Mo 6+ and empty Mo-s states emerge at the titania conduction band minimum. The empty Mo-d states overlap the anatase conduction band in the DOS plot. A large energy cost, comparable to that computed for pristine anatase, is required to reduce Mo-TiO 2 through oxygen vacancy formation. Mo 5+ and Ti 3+ are present after the oxygen vacancy formation and occupied states due to these reduced cations emerge in the energy gap of the titania host. PL studies revealed that the electron-hole recombination process in Mo-TiO 2 was exceptionally lower than that of TiO 2 anatase and rutile. This was ascribed to introduction of 5s gap states below the CB of TiO 2 by the Mo dopant. Moreover, the photo-generated charge carriers could easily be trapped and localised on the TiO 2 surface by Mo 6+ and Mo 5+ ions to improve the photocatalytic activity. coatings [8,9]. The most commonly existing crystalline polymorphs of TiO 2 are anatase, rutile and brookite [10][11][12]. Anatase is accepted to be the more active phase of TiO 2 and is preferred by the ceramic industries to fabricate light active antimicrobial indoor building materials such as ceramics, glass, tiles and sanitary surfaces [13,14]. This requires thermal stability of the anatase phase under typical ceramic processing conditions. TiO 2 anatase is mainly fabricated at low calcination temperatures (∼500°C) to prevent the anatase to rutile phase transition (ART) [15][16][17], which produces the less photo-active rutile phase. The photo-activity of anatase arises from its appropriate band edge positions, electron affinity, ionisation potential, and the long lifetime of charge carriers [10,12,18]. Moreover, transient photo-conductance analysis has revealed that the electron-hole recombination phenomena in anatase (101) phase is much slower compared to rutile (110), which is credited in part to the indirect band gap of anatase [11,19].The unit cells of anatase and rutile phases are composed of TiO 6 octahedra with titanium atoms at the centre and oxygen atoms at the vertices [20]. Both anatase and rutile have a t...

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Facile synthesis and characterization of N-doped TiO 2 /C nanocomposites with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance

Cited by 114 publications

References 49 publications

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Films Prepared by Reactive-Ion-Beam Sputtering with Various NH3/O2 Gas Mixture Ratios

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Films Prepared by Reactive-Ion-Beam Sputtering with Various NH3/O2 Gas Mixture Ratios

Modified Titanium Dioxide for Photocatalytic Applications

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Facile synthesis and characterization of N-doped TiO 2 /C nanocomposites with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance

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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Films Prepared by Reactive-Ion-Beam Sputtering with Various NH3/O2 Gas Mixture Ratios

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Films Prepared by Reactive-Ion-Beam Sputtering with Various NH3/O2 Gas Mixture Ratios

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