JOURNAL ARTICLE

Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of Nb-Doped TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles

Xuan Dong LiXi HanWen Ying WangXiao Hong LiuYan WangXin Rong Liu

Year: 2012 Journal:   Advanced materials research Vol: 455-456 Pages: 110-114   Publisher: Trans Tech Publications

Abstract

Nb-doped TiO2 powders with different concentrations of Nb have been synthesized by a sol-gel method and characterized by a series of technologies including X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-vis spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of Nb-doped TiO2 is evaluated by degradation efficiency of methyl orange in aqueous solution. The results indicate that the photocatalytic activity of Nb-doped TiO2 synthesized with a Nb/Ti molar ratio of 5% is higher than that of TiO2 under the visible light.

Keywords:
Photocatalysis X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Methyl orange Materials science Doping Aqueous solution Nuclear chemistry Spectroscopy Visible spectrum Nanoparticle Molar ratio Chemical engineering Nanotechnology Catalysis Physical chemistry Chemistry Optoelectronics Organic chemistry

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TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
Physical Sciences →  Energy →  Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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