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- Title
Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity of N-Doped TiO<sub> 2 </sub> Nanotube Arrays on Acephate Degradation.
- Authors
Zhang, Xinlei; Zhou, Juan; Gu, Yufen; Fan, Ding
- Abstract
Highly ordered nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide (N-doped TiO2) nanotube arrays were prepared by anodic oxidation method and then annealed in a N2 atmosphere to obtain N-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays. The samples were characterized with scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS), and UV-visible spectrophotometry (UV-vis) spectrum. Degradation of the insecticide acephate under the visible light was used as a model to examine the visible-light photocatalytic activity of N-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays. The results show that N type doping has no notable effects on the morphology and structure of TiO2 nanotube arrays. After N type doping, the N replaces a small amount of O in TiO2, forming an N–Ti–O structure. This shifts the optical absorption edge and enhances absorption of the visible light. N-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays subjected to annealing at 500°C in N2 atmosphere show the strongest photocatalytic activity and reach a degradation rate of 84% within 2 h.
- Subjects
CATALYTIC activity; TITANIUM dioxide; NANOTUBES; DOPING agents (Chemistry); ACEPHATE; BIODEGRADATION; LIGHT absorption
- Publication
Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015, Vol 2015, p1
- ISSN
1687-4110
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2015/527070