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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
Volume 47, Issue 9, Pages 2165-2177Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.06.009
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Oxides; Sol-gel chemistry; Electron microscopy; X-ray diffraction; Catalytic properties
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- NATO Science for Peace Program [SfP 982835]
- Bulgarian Fund for Scientific Investigations [DO 02-93/08]
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TiO2 doped with 0.1-10% Nd3+ or 1.8% nitrogen or co-doped with both dopants as well as Nd2Ti2O7 are synthesized by a sol-gel. The phase composition, crystal structure, morphology, optical properties and binding energies of the doped titania were investigated. The photocatalytic activity was tested for malachite green dye degradation and compared with the results obtained by dopant-free TiO2 synthesized using the same procedure and with the commercial Degussa P25 product. The influence of the dopant type and relative content, temperature of ignition in the course of the synthesis, pH of the reaction medium and the type of the illumination light on the efficiency of the prepared catalysts were determined. A positive effect of Nd- and N-doping on the apparent degradation rate constant under UV irradiation and negative one of Nd-presence at solar illumination is found. Nd-N-codoping has a negative effect on the photocatalytic activity. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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