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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-58 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Ferroelectrics |
Volume | 381 |
Issue number | 1 PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 6th Asian Meeting on Ferroelectrics, AMF-6 - Taipei, Taiwan Duration: 02 08 2008 → 06 08 2008 |
Keywords
- Fe/N co-doping
- Photocatalyst
- Titanium dioxide
- Visible light adsorption