Xie Wei, Li Rui, Xu Qingyu
Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Sci Rep. 2018 Jun 8;8(1):8752. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27135-4.
Anatase TiO is a typical photocatalyst, and its excellent performance is limited in ultraviolet light range due to its wide band gap of 3.2 eV. A series of Se-doped TiO nanoparticles in anatase structure with various Se concentrations up to 17.1 at.% were prepared using sol-gel method. The doped Se ions are confirmed to be mainly in the valence state of + 4, which provides extra electronic states in the band gap of TiO. The band gap is effectively narrowed with the smallest gap energy of 2.17 eV, and the photocatalytic activity is effectively improved due to the extended absorption range. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The results show that Se doping significantly improves the photocatalytic activity of TiO and 13.63 at.% Se-doped TiO has the best performance.
锐钛矿型TiO₂是一种典型的光催化剂,由于其3.2 eV的宽带隙,其优异性能局限于紫外光范围。采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了一系列锐钛矿结构、硒浓度高达17.1 at.%的硒掺杂TiO₂纳米颗粒。证实掺杂的硒离子主要处于+4价态,这在TiO₂的带隙中提供了额外的电子态。带隙有效变窄,最小带隙能量为2.17 eV,并且由于吸收范围的扩展,光催化活性得到有效提高。通过在可见光照射下对水溶液中罗丹明B(RhB)的降解来评估光催化活性。结果表明,硒掺杂显著提高了TiO₂的光催化活性,13.63 at.%硒掺杂的TiO₂具有最佳性能。