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LANGMUIR
Volume 21, Issue 12, Pages 5588-5595Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la046887k
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Photodeposition of Ag nanoparticles on commercial TiO2 particles and nanoparticles was performed in order to provide direct visualization of the spatial distribution of photoactive sites on sub-micrometer-scale and nanoscale TiO2 particle surfaces and to create materials for potential catalytic applications. HRTEM (high-resolution transmission electron microscopy) and HAADF-STEM (high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy) were used to characterize these materials. The size and spatial distributions of the Ag nanoparticles on the commercial TiO2 were not uniform; the concentration of Ag was higher on grain boundaries and at the edges of these submicrometer particles. In the case of TiO2 nanoparticles, the size distribution of the Ag nanoparticles deposited was relatively uniform and independent of irradiation time and photon energy. The amount of Ag deposited on TiO2 nanoparticles was at least 6 times higher than that on the commercial samples for comparable irradiation conditions. Compared to the case of Ag photodeposition, the difference in the amount of An photodeposited on TiO2 particles and nanoparticles was even greater, especially at low precursor concentrations. Photodeposition on TiO2 nanoparticles is suggested as a potential method for the preparation of Au/TiO2 catalysts, as loadings in excess of 10 wt % of uniform 1 nm metal particles were achieved in this work.
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