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Nanoscale. 2014 Aug 07;6(15):9078-84. doi: 10.1039/c4nr00972j.

In situ surface hydrogenation synthesis of Ti3+ self-doped TiO2 with enhanced visible light photoactivity.

Nanoscale

Junchao Huo, Yanjie Hu, Hao Jiang, Chunzhong Li

Affiliations

  1. Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. [email protected] [email protected].

PMID: 24976359 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr00972j

Abstract

A novel one-step, vapor-fed aerosol flame synthetic process (VAFS) has been developed to prepare Ti(3+) self-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2). The freshly formed TiO2 was in situ surface hydrogenated during the condensation stage by introducing H2 above the flame, and Ti(3+) ions were created near the surface of TiO2. The relative content of Ti(3+) ions near the surface of TiO2 is estimated to be 8%. Because of the high absorption of visible light and suppression of charge recombination, the photocurrent density and decomposition of MB under visible light irradiation were remarkably enhanced. This study demonstrates a simple, potential method to produce Ti(3+) self-doped TiO2 with effective photoactivity in visible light.

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