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Title: Low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis of S-doped TiO{sub 2} with visible light photocatalytic activity

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
OSTI ID:20784970
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong (China)
  2. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Research Center for Urban Environmental Technology and Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (China)

A one-step low-temperature hydrothermal route was developed for the synthesis of S-doped TiO{sub 2} photocatalysts from TiS{sub 2} and HCl. Crystalline TiO{sub 2} was formed and sulfur could be efficiently doped into the anatase lattice under hydrothermal conditions. When the initial TiS{sub 2} concentration is increased, the content of S-dopant and optical absorption in the visible region also increase. The photocatalytic activity of the S-doped TiO{sub 2} was evaluated through the degradation of 4-chlorophenol under visible light irradiation. Our results show that the S-doped TiO{sub 2} prepared by this hydrothermal approach possesses much higher photocatalytic activity than that obtained by the traditional high-temperature thermal annealing method.

OSTI ID:
20784970
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 179, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.01.009; PII: S0022-4596(06)00019-3; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English