Origin of visible-light-driven photocatalysis:: A comparative study on N/F-doped and N-F-codoped TiO2 powders by means of experimental characterizations and theoretical calculations
Origin of visible-light-driven photocatalysis:: A comparative study on N/F-doped and N-F-codoped TiO2 powders by means of experimental characterizations and theoretical calculations
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jssc.2005.08.008
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发表时间:
2005-11-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Haneda, H
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作者:
Li, D;Ohashi, N;Haneda, H
An overall comparative study was carried out on N-doped, F-doped, and N-F-codoped TiO2 powders (NTO, FTO, NFTO) synthesized by spray pyrolysis in order to elucidate the origin of their visible-light-driven photocatalysis. The comparisons in their experimentally obtained characteristics were based on the analysis of XPS, UV-Vis, PL, NH3-TPD and ESR spectra. The comparisons in their theoretically predicted properties were based on the analysis of the calculated electronic structures. As the results, N-doping into TiO2 resulted in not only the improvement in visible-light absorption but also the creation of surface oxygen vacancies. F-doping produced several beneficial effects including the creation of surface oxygen vacancies, the enhancement of surface acidity and the increase of Ti3+ ions. Doped N atoms formed a localized energy state above the valence band of TiO2, whereas doped F atoms themselves had no influence on the band structure. The photocatalytic tests indicated that the NFTO demonstrated the highest visible-light activity for decompositions of both acetaldehyde and trichloroethylene. This high activity was ascribed to a synergetic consequence of several beneficial effects induced by the N-F-codoping. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.