Combustion synthesized TiO2 for enhanced photocatalytic activity under the direct sunlight-optimization of titanylnitrate synthesis

A, Daya Mani and Laporte, V and Ghosal, P and Ch, Subrahmanyam (2012) Combustion synthesized TiO2 for enhanced photocatalytic activity under the direct sunlight-optimization of titanylnitrate synthesis. Materials Research Bulletin, 47 (9). pp. 2415-2421. ISSN 0025-5408

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Abstract

Optimized synthesis of Ti-precursor ‘titanylnitrate’ for one step combustion synthesis of N- and C-doped TiO2 catalysts were reported and characterized by using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), diffused reflectance UV–vis spectroscopy, N2 adsorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). XRD confirmed the formation of TiO2 anatase and nano-crystallite size which was further confirmed by TEM. UV-DRS confirmed the decrease in the band gap to less than 3.0 eV, which was assigned due to the presence of C and N in the framework of TiO2 as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution under the direct sunlight was carried out and typical results indicated the better performance of the synthesized catalysts than Degussa P-25.

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Ch, Subrahmanyamhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2643-3854
Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Authors would like to thank Prof. T.P. Radhakrishnan for providing the TEM facility.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Oxides;Chemical synthesis;X-ray diffraction;X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy;Catalytic properties
Subjects: ?? sub5.8 ??
Divisions: Department of Chemistry
Depositing User: Team Library
Date Deposited: 12 Nov 2014 04:59
Last Modified: 04 Dec 2017 06:37
URI: http://raiith.iith.ac.in/id/eprint/728
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.05.0...
OA policy: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0025-5408/
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