Characterization and mechanistic analysis of the visible light response of cerium and nitrogen co-doped TiO2 nano-photocatalyst synthesized using a one-step technique

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 829-835

  Yu, Tao ^a   Tan, Xin ^a   Zhao, Lin ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cerium doping; Nitrogen doping; Photocatalyst; Sol gel processes; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; BAND GAPS; CERIUM DOPING; CO-DOPED; CO-DOPING; DOPED-TIO; FLUORESCENT LIGHT; KEY FACTORS; MECHANISTIC ANALYSIS; METHYLENE BLUE; MODIFIED SOL-GEL PROCESS; NITROGEN-DOPING; OH RADICAL; OPTIMAL DOPING; OXYNITRIDES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TIO; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT RESPONSE; XPS; XRD;

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; COBALT; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORESCENCE; FREE RADICALS; GELS; IRRADIATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NITRIDES; NITROGEN; PHOTODEGRADATION; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SOL-GEL PROCESS;

CERIUM; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; OXYGEN RADICAL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYST; CERIUM; NITROGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; CERIUM; ELECTRONS; LIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TITANIUM;

EID: 74449085903     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.111     Document Type: Article

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