Preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline Fe/N co-doped titania

Bao Chrung Hsu, Shiao Shing Chen*, Chaochin Su, Yan Chan Li

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Abstract

Doping nitrogen in TiO2 enhances photoresponse in visible light region while doping iron reduces the recombination of photo-induced electrons and holes. In this work, a simple procedure for preparing nitrogen and iron co-doped titanium dioxide nanocrystalline (Fe/N-TiO2) by calcinating the mixture of Degussa P-25 TiO2, zero-valent iron (ZVI), and NH4Cl at the temperature of 400°C under airtight condition. Characterization of Fe/N-TiO2 was investigated by ESCA, XRD, and UV/Vis spectroscopy. The results showed that ZVI was transformed to FeTiO5 and Fe2O3 while the absorption wavelength of Fe/N-TiO2 was shifted to the visible light region for maximum of 561 nm, indicating the band gap narrowing by incorporation of the nitrogen and ZVI to TiO2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-58
Number of pages8
JournalFerroelectrics
Volume381
Issue number1 PART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event6th Asian Meeting on Ferroelectrics, AMF-6 - Taipei, Taiwan
Duration: 02 08 200806 08 2008

Keywords

  • Fe/N co-doping
  • Photocatalyst
  • Titanium dioxide
  • Visible light adsorption

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