JOURNAL ARTICLE

Preparation of Crystalline Tungsten Oxide Nanorods with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity under Visible Light Irradiation

Masahiro SadakaneNaoya TamuraNaoko KanomeSadanobu SumiyaRyu AbeTsuneji Sano

Year: 2011 Journal:   Chemistry Letters Vol: 40 (5)Pages: 443-445   Publisher: Oxford University Press

Abstract

Abstract Crystalline tungsten oxide (WO3) nanorods with diameters of approximately 8 nm were prepared using SBA-15 mesoporous silica as a hard template and ammonium metatungstate as a tungsten source, which have larger surface area (ca. 90 m2 g−1) than other WO3 materials and, therefore, exhibit superior photocatalytic activity for the decomposition of acetic acid under visible light irradiation after Pt loading.

Keywords:
Chemistry Nanorod Photocatalysis Tungsten oxide Irradiation Tungsten Visible spectrum Oxide Photochemistry Chemical engineering Nuclear chemistry Nanotechnology Catalysis Organic chemistry Optoelectronics

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