Abstract
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) codoped with bismuth (Bi) and sulfur (S) elements was prepared by a simple solgel method using tetrabutyl titanate, bismuth nitrate pentahydrate, and thiourea as precursors. The codoped TiO 2 calcined at 400 °C exhibits an intense absorption in the range of 500-800 nm. The absorption edge corresponds to a band gap of 2.0 eV. An indigo carmine solution of 20 mg/L was completely photodegraded in 40 min in the presence of such photocatalyst under visible light (λ > 410 nm). This highly active photocatalytic performance is associated with the existence of numerous oxygen vacancies, the acidic sites on the surface of TiO2, and the high specific surface area.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6620-6626 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| State | Published - 1 May 2008 |