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CATALYSIS TODAY
卷 278, 期 -, 页码 262-270出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.10.038
关键词
TiO2; Microwave irradiation; Nanorod arrays; Seed layer; Rutile structure; Photocatalysis
资金
- FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [BPD/84215/2012, EXCL/CTM-NAN/0201/2012]
- European project CEOPS [309984]
- FEDER
- National Funds through FCT [UID/CTM/50025/2013]
Titanium dioxide was synthesized on glass substrates from titanium (IV)isopropoxide and hydrochloride acid aqueous solutions through Microwave irradiation using as seed layer either fluorine-doped crystalline tin oxide (SnO2:F) or amorphous tin oxide (a-SnOx). Three routes have been followed with distinct outcome: (i) equimolar hydrochloride acid/water proportions (1 (Hcl):1(water)) resulted in nanorod arrays for both seed layers; (ii) higher water proportion (1(Hcl):3(water)) originated denser films with growth yield dependent on the seed layer employed; while (iii) higher acid proportion (3(Hcl):1(water)) hindered the formation of TiO2. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the materials crystallized with the rutile structure, possibly with minute fractions of brookite and/or anatase. XRD peak inversions observed for the materials synthesized on crystalline seeds pointed to preferred crystallographic orientation. Electron diffraction showed that the especially strong XRD peak inversions observed for TiO2 grown from the 1(Hcl):3(water) solution on SnO2:F originated from a [001] fiber texture. Transmittance spectrophotometry showed that the materials with finer structure exhibited significantly higher optical band gaps. Photocatalytic activity was assessed from methylene blue degradation, with the 1(Hcl):3(water) SnO2:F material showing remarkable degradability performance, attributed to a higher exposure of (001) facets, together with stability and reusability. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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