A highly efficient visible-light-activated photocatalyst based on bismuth- And sulfur-codoped TiO2

  • Ying Wang
  • , Yan Wang
  • , Yanling Meng
  • , Hanming Ding*
  • , Yongkui Shan
  • , Xian Zhao
  • , Xiaozhen Tang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6620-6626
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume112
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2008

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