Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 9, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal9121005
Keywords
gallium oxide; silicon doping; photocatalyst; methylene blue
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [2017R1A2B4012278]
- Center for Advanced Soft-Electronics - Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, through the Global Frontier Project [CASE-2011-0031638]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2017R1A2B4012278] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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beta-Ga2O3 has attracted considerable attention as an alternative photocatalyst to replace conventional TiO2 under ultraviolet-C irradiation due to its high reduction and oxidation potential. In this study, to enhance the photocatalytic activity of beta-Ga2O3, nanofibers are formed via the electrospinning method, and Si atoms are subsequently doped. As the Si concentration in the beta-Ga2O3 nanofiber increases, the optical bandgap of the beta-Ga2O3 nanofibers continuously decreases from 4.5 eV (intrinsic) to 4.0 eV for the Si-doped (2.4 at. %) beta-Ga2O3 nanofibers, and accordingly, the photocatalytic activity of the beta-Ga2O3 nanofibers is enhanced. This higher photocatalytic performance with Si doping is attributed to the increased doping-induced carriers in the conduction band edges. This differs from the traditional mechanism in which the doping-induced defect sites in the bandgap enhance separation and inhibit the recombination of photon-generated carriers.
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