Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
Volume 75, Issue 4, Pages 505-511Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2013.12.011
Keywords
A. Nanostructures; C. Ab initio calculations; D. Microstructure; D. Surface properties; D. Transport properties
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50971043, 51171046]
- National Innovation Experiment Program for University Students of China [091038628]
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province [2009J01239, 2010J01278]
- Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Chinese Ministry of Education [LXKQ0805]
- Fujian Industrial Technology Development, the Development and Reform Commission of Fujian Province
- Department of Education of Fujian Province [JA08164, JK2011039]
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Ag-doping TiO2 composite nanotubes (Ag-TNTs) were synthesized by alkaline fusion followed by hydrothermal treatment. The microstructure and morphology of the materials were characterized by XRD, TEM, XPS, SPS (surface photovoltage spectroscopy), FISPS (electric field-induced surface photovoltage spectroscopy) and Raman spectroscopy. First-principles calculations based on density-functional theory (DFT) showed the formation of several impurity levels near the top of the valence band in the band gap (E-g) of rutile TiO2 due to Ag doping. A double junction is proposed, involving a Schottky junction and p-n junction (denoted as Ag-p-n junction) occurring between the Ag particles and the nanotube surface, as well as forming inside TiO2 nanotubes, respectively. The strongly built-in electric field of the junctions promotes the separation of photo-holes and photoelectrons, enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency. XRD results indicated that the composite Ag-TNTs exist as a mixture of anatase and rutile phases. XPS results showed that Ti4+ is the primary state of Ti. Raman spectral analysis of Ag-TNTs revealed the presence of a new peak at 271 cm(-1). The red-shift of the absorption light wavelength of Ag-TNTs was 0.16 eV (20 nm) due to a considerable narrowing of E-g by the existing impurity levels. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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