Effects of Vanadium Substitution on the Structure and Photocatalytic Behavior of ETS-10
A combination of experimental and computational methods has been used to investigate the effects of vanadium doping in ETS-10. Near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectra reveal octahedrally coordinated V{sup IV} and V{sup V} species within V-doped ETS-10 materials, confirming substitution for Ti{sup IV} sites only. Computational models, using hybrid density functional theory/molecular mechanics (DFT/MM) methods, have been developed that contain varying concentrations of V{sup IV} and V{sup V} within the O-M-O (M = Ti, V) chain. Geometry optimizations indicate that V{sup V} substitution leads to larger changes in the local chain geometry than V{sup IV} substitution. Substitution energetics for V{sup IV} and V{sup V} in different sites have been calculated to determine preferred locations of the two species, suggesting that long chains of V{sup V} are not stable and demonstrating the need for both V{sup V} and V{sup IV} within V-substituted materials. Wavefunctions for systems with an electron added or removed are used to identify electron and hole trapping sites associated with the V{sup V} and V{sup IV} doping centers respectively. An increase in photocatalytic activity is predicted at low [V] due to improved charge separation. However photocatalytic activity is expected to decrease at high [V] due to increased carrier recombination. These results are consistent with recent experimental data.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 930324
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-81034-2008-JA; TRN: US200904%%519
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 111, Issue 4; ISSN 1932-7447
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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