Synthesis of Au/TiO2 Thin Films for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue

Autor: Idalia Gómez, P. Zambrano, F. E. Palomar
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN: 1946-4274
0272-9172
DOI: 10.1557/proc-1242-s4-p146
Popis: Au/TiO2 thin films have been prepared from Titanium Tetrabuthoxide-acetylacetone solution and buthanol as solvent by sol-gel and dip-coating technique. Au nanoparticles were prepared from HAuCl4 solution. The deposition of Au nanoparticles was by spray pyrolysis method. The films from the sol gel solution were heat treated at 450°C for 1 hour. The surface structures, morphology, composition and optical properties on the films were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), optical microscopy (OM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and UV-Vis spectrometer. It was found the film consisted of anatase phase (TiO2), Au nanoparticles in the range of 50 to 100 nm, and few cracks on the surface remaining attached to the glass substrate. In this study, we measured the photocatalytic degradation of a methylene blue (MB) aqueous solution by a film prepared by the sol-gel and dip-coating methods TiO2 and Au/TiO2films prepared by spray pyrolysis method. We found that Au nanoparticles deposited on the TiO2films improved the photocatalytic activity and minor degradation time that TiO2 films.
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