Novel (Ag,Y) doped TiO2 plasmonic photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light

• Autorzy: Kallel Wannes , Chaabene Sirine , Bouattour Soraa

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DOI

10.5277/ppmp19001

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Nano-sized Y- Ag doped and co-doped TiO2 particles were synthesized using the sol–gel method and Ti(OBu)4 as TiO2 precursor. Their structural and optical properties were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), XRD, thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), FT-IR and UV-vis absorption spectroscopies. The photocatalytic activity of these materials was investigated for the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) as a model reaction under visible light irradiation. Ground state diffuse reflectance absorption studies reveal that both Y and Ag dopant cause deviations of the band gap to higher energies attesting that co-doping the TiO2 with Y and Ag could enhance the photocatalytic activity by delaying the electron–hole recombination by means of higher energy band gaps. Co-doping TiO2 at a level of 4% (Y, Ag) samples leads to a significant decrease in the crystallite size of photocatalyst and containing both anatase and Ag/AgCl components. However, the high photocatalytic performance is attributed to an efficient electron-hole pairs separation at the photocatalyst interfaces in addition to localized surface plasmon resonance of Ag particles. The development of these visible light- activated nanocatalysts has the potential of providing environmentally benign routes for water treatment.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

titanium dioxide; XRD; plasmonic photocatalyst; Methylene Blue; visible light

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 55, iss. 3
• Strony: 745--759
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 55 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Kallel Wannes

• University of Sfax-Faculty of Science-Laboratory CI, Sfax, Tunisia,

autor

Chaabene Sirine

• University of Sfax-Faculty of Science-Laboratory CI, Sfax, Tunisia

autor

Bouattour Soraa

• University of Sfax-Faculty of Science-Laboratory CI, Sfax, Tunisia

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