Increased photocatalytic activity of TiO2 mesoporous microspheres from codoping with transition metals and nitrogen

Mathis, John E.; Lieffers, Justin J.; Mitra, Chandrima; Reboredo, Fernando A.; Bi, Z.; Bridges, Craig A.; Kidder, Michelle K.; Paranthaman, Mariappan Parans

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.10.164

Title: Increased photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ mesoporous microspheres from codoping with transition metals and nitrogen

Journal Article · Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Ceramics International

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.10.164· OSTI ID:1237636

Mathis, John E. ^[1]; Lieffers, Justin J. ^[1]; Mitra, Chandrima ^[1]; Reboredo, Fernando A. ^[1]; Bi, Z. ^[1]; Bridges, Craig A. ^[1]; Kidder, Michelle K. ^[1]; Paranthaman, Mariappan Parans ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The composition of anatase TiO₂ was modified by codoping using combinations of a transition metal and nitrogen in order to increase its photocatalytic activity and extend it performance in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The transition metals (Mn, Co, Ni, Cu) were added during the hydrothermal preparation of mesoporous TiO₂ particles, and the nitrogen was introduced by post-annealing in flowing ammonia gas at high temperature. The samples were analyzed by SEM, XRD, BET, inductively-coupled plasma spectroscopy, and diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity was assessed by observing the change in methylene blue concentrations under both UV-vis and visible-only light irradiation. As a result, the photocatalytic activity of the (Mn,N), (Co,N), (Cu,N), and Ni,N) codoped TiO₂ was significantly enhanced relative to (N) TiO₂.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

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OSTI ID:: 1237636

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1397675

Journal Information:: Ceramics International, Vol. 42, Issue 1; ISSN 0272-8842

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