期刊
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
卷 398, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112622
关键词
Optical bandgap estimation; Diffuse reflectance; semiconductor/carbon photocatalyst; Amorphous porous carbons
资金
- European Council Research [ERC-CoG-648161]
- Region Centre Val de Loire
This study provides a critical analysis on the use of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and Tauc equation to estimate the optical energy bandgap of semiconductor/carbon composites and amorphous porous carbons. Determination of the energy gap from diffuse reflectance is strongly dependent on the analyst's experience, due to uncertainties related to establish the adequate range to fit the experimental data to Tauc equation, and to identify the type of electronic transitions. Furthermore, its application to strong light absorbing or multiphase materials with several absorbing components is not straightforward, due to the appearance of various curvatures/linear ranges. For such, reporting the linear fitting range used in the diffuse reflectance spectra is recommended to avoid miscalculation of a gap value. For materials absorbing in the visible range (e.g., displaced onset in Tauc representation), a double-linear fitting must be used in the extrapolation of [F(R infinity)hv](1/n) to avoid underestimation of E-g values. For amorphous porous carbons, different optical responses were obtained from the diffuse reflectance spectra recorded upon dilution with a non-absorbing matrix. The application of Tauc equation (indirect transitions) to data rendered bandgap values ranging between 1.5-2.3 eV for fourteen carbons, which are in agreement with those reported for these materials.
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