Low-temperature route to metal titanate perovskite nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications

Alammar, Tarek; Hamm, Ines; Wark, Michael; Mudring, Anja-Verena

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.11.010

Title: Low-temperature route to metal titanate perovskite nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications

Journal Article · Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.11.010· OSTI ID:1239831

Alammar, Tarek ^[1]; Hamm, Ines ^[1]; Wark, Michael ^[2];

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Ruhr-Univ. of Bochum (Germany)
Ruhr-Univ. of Bochum (Germany); Carl von Ossietzky Univ. of Oldenburg (Germany)
Ruhr-Univ. of Bochum (Germany); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

MTiO₃ (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) nanoparticles were synthesized by a one-step room-temperature ultrasound synthesis in ionic liquid. The samples we gathered are characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption, UV–vis diffuse reflectance, Raman and IR spectroscopy and their capability in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and methylene blue degradation was tested. Powder X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopic investigations revealed the products to crystallize in the cubic perovskite structure. SEM observations showed that the obtained CaTiO₃ consists of nanospheres, BaTiO₃ of raspberry-like shaped particles of 20 nm in diameter. SrTiO₃ particles have cubic-like morphology with an edge length varying from 100 to 300 nm. SrTiO₃ exhibited the highest catalytic activity for photocatalytic H₂ evolution using only 0.025 wt.% Rh as co-catalyst and for the degradation of methylene blue under UV irradiation. The influence of parameters such as synthesis method, calcination temperature, and doping with nitrogen on the morphology, crystallinity, chemical composition, and photocatalytic acivity of SrTiO₃ was studied. Heating the as-prepared SrTiO₃ to 700 °C for extended time leads to a decrease in surface area and catalytic activity. Ionothermal prepared SrTiO₃ exhibits a higher activity than sonochemically prepared one without co-catalyst due to a synergistic effect of anatase which is present in small amount as a by-phase. Furthermore, after photodeposition of Rh, however, the activity is lower than that of the sonochemically prepared SrTiO₃. Nitrogen-doped SrTiO₃ showed photocatalytic acivity under visible light irradiation.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1239831

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1250269

Report Number(s):: IS-J 8749; PII: S0926337314007115

Journal Information:: Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, Vol. 178, Issue C; ISSN 0926-3373

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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