Facile synthesis and enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of N and Zr co-doped TiO2 nanostructures from nanotubular titanic acid precursors |
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Authors: | Min Zhang Xinluan Yu Dandan Lu Jianjun Yang |
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Affiliation: | 1.Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Zr/N co-doped TiO2 nanostructures were successfully synthesized using nanotubular titanic acid (NTA) as precursors by a facile wet chemical route and subsequent calcination. These Zr/N-doped TiO2 nanostructures made by NTA precursors show significantly enhanced visible light absorption and much higher photocatalytic performance than the Zr/N-doped P25 TiO2 nanoparticles. Impacts of Zr/N co-doping on the morphologies, optical properties, and photocatalytic activities of the NTA precursor-based TiO2 were thoroughly investigated. The origin of the enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity is discussed in detail. |
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Keywords: | TiO2 Nanotubular titanic acid Photocatalytic activity Oxygen vacancy |
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