Author(s): Yanling Meng, Jiansong Chen, Ying Wang, Hanming Ding, Yongkui Shan
Pages: 73-76
Year: 2009 Issue:  1
Journal: Journal of Materials Science & Technology
Keyword:  TiO2 nanoerystal; (N;  F)-codoping; Sol-gel method; Visible light photocatalyst;
Abstract: (N, F)-codoped anatase TiO2 nanocrystals with active visible light response were prepared by using a simple sol-gel approach. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements suggested that the substitutional N and F species replaced the lattice oxygen atoms in TiO2 nanocrystals. Such nanocrystals showed strong absorption from 400 to 550 nm, which was mainly induced by nitrogen doping. The phase transformation from anatase to rutile was hindered by fluorine doping at high calcination temperatures, which was verified by XRD patterns. The N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms revealed the absence of mesopores in these nanocrystals. The (N, F)-codoped TiO2 nanocrystals showed satisfying photocatalytic activity on the photo-degradation of methylene blue under visible light.