Fabrication and photocatalytic performance of C, N, F-tridoped TiO2 nanotubes

Autor: Ping Wang, Gui Chang Wang, Wei Ping Huang, Lu Lu Ma, Bao Lin Zhu, Dan Guo, Shou Min Zhang, Lili Wang, Xue Wang
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Catalysis Today. 327:182-189
ISSN: 0920-5861
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.05.007
Popis: By impregnating the thermal stable TiO2 nanotubes (C/TiO2NTs) in NH4F solution with different concentrations and subsequent calcination treatment at different temperatures, C, N, F-tridoped TiO2 nanotubes (C, N, F/TiO2NTs) were prepared. XRD, XPS, TEM, TG-DTG, UV–vis and nitrogen adsorption were used to and characterize the prepared materials. The influences of dopants, calcination temperature and NH4F concentration on the catalytic performances of C, N, F/TiO2NTs under UV light and simulated sunlight were investigated by using methyl orange solution as simulant wastewater. Obtained results indicated that the C, N, F/TiO2NTs exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than the C-doped or N, F-codoped ones, and the C, N, F/TiO2NTs showed the best photocatalytic performance when they were calcinated at 300 °C and impregnated by 1 wt.% NH4F solution. The electronic density of states (DOS) analysis results implied that the C, N, F-tridoping could improve the electronic transition and narrow the band gap of anatase TiO2, and resulted in improved photocatalytic performance. The synergistic effects of the three dopants were also discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE