Preparation of Mn-doped ZrO2/TiO2 photocatalysts for efficient degradation of Rhodamine B

MRS Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 525-531

  Chen, Hua ^a   Jiang, Guohua ^a,b,c   Jiang, Tengteng ^a   Li, Lei ^a   Liu, Yongkun ^a   Huang, Qin ^a   Chen, Wenxing ^a,b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Engineering Laboratory for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology (Zhejiang)   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IRRADIATION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIA;

HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTO-ABSORPTION PROPERTY; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SUPEROXIDE RADICAL; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

VANADIUM METALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84948577036     PISSN: 21596859     EISSN: 21596867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2015.59     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. X. Cheng, S. Zhi, L. Zhang, B. Zhou, J. Peng, M. Xie, M. Zhang and D. Pang: Visible light-induced plasmid DNA damage catalyzed by a CdSe/ZnS-photosensitized nano-TiO2 film. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42, 5049 (2008).
2. D.W. Kolpin, E.T. Furlong and M.T. Meye: Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in US streams. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36, 1202 (2002).
3. G.A. Penuela and D. Barcelo: Photosensitized degradation of organic pollutants in water: processes and analytical applications. Trends Anal. Chem. 17, 605 (1998).
4. C. He, A.A. Mudar, Y. Xiong, D. Shu and X. Li: Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in aqueous solution using a Pt-TiO2 Film. Int. J. Photoenergy 7, 634369 (2009).
5. C. Galindo, P. Jacques and A. Kalt: Photochemical and photocatalytic degradation of an indigoid dye: a case study of acid blue 74 (AB74). J. Photochem. Photobio. A-Chem. 141, 47 (2001).
6. D. Chatterjee, A. Mahata: Visible light induced photodegradation of organic pollutants on dye adsorbed TiO2 surface. J. Photochem. Photobio. A-Chem. 153, 199 (2002).
7. R. Wang, G. Jiang, Y. Ding, Y. Wang, X. Sun, X. Wang and W. Cheng: Photocatalytic activity of heterostructures based on TiO2 and halloysite nanotubes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 3, 4154 (2011).
8. X. Chen and S. Mao: Titanium dioxide nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, modifications, and applications. Chem. Rev. 107, 2891 (2007).
9. K. Zhu, N.R. Neale and A. Miedaner: Enhanced charge-collection efficiencies and light scattering in dye-sensitized solar cells using oriented TiO2 nanotubes arrays. Nano Lett. 7, 69 (2007).
10. P. Roy, S. Berger and P. Schmuki: TiO2 nanotubes: synthesis and applications. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 2904 (2011).
11. X. Qu, D. Xie, L. Cao and F. Du: Synthesis and characterization of TiO2/ ZrO2 coaxial core-shell composite nanotubes for photocatalytic applications. Ceram. Int. 40, 12647 (2014).
12. G. Liu, M. Zhang, D. Zhang, J. Zhou, F. Meng and S. Ruan: Ultrahigh responsivity UV detector based on TiO2/Pt-doped TiO2 multilayer nanofilms. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 616, 155 (2014).
13. J. Huo, Y. Hu, H. Jiang, X. Hou, C. Li: Continuous flame synthesis of near surface nitrogen doped TiO2 for dye-sensitized solar cells. Biochem. Eng. J. 258, 163 (2014).
14. Z. Li, W. Renata and K. Witold: Synthesis and characterization of sulfated TiO2 nanorods and ZrO2/TiO2 nanocomposites for the esterification of biobased organic acid. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 4, 4499 (2012).
15. G. Jiang, X. Li, Z. Wei, T. Jiang, X. Du and W. Chen: Growth of N-doped BiOBr nanosheets on carbon fibers for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation. Powder Technol. 260, 84 (2014).
16. M. Maitani, C. Zhan, D. Mochizuki, E. Suzuki and Y. Wada: Influence of co-existing alcohol on charge transfer of H2 evolution under visible light with dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 140, 406 (2013).
17. N. Siva, I. Reddy, B. Thirupathi, S. Makram and G. Panagiotis: Visible-light-induced photodegradation of gas phase acetonitrile using aerosol-made transition metal (V, Cr, Fe, Co, Mn, Mo, Ni, Cu, Y, Ce, and Zr) doped TiO2. Appl. Cat. B: Environ. 144, 333 (2014).
18. L. Jun, T. Sheng, L. Su, G. Xu, D. Wang, Z. Zheng and Y. Wu: N, S co-doped-TiO2/fly ash beads composite material and visible light photocatalytic activity. Appl. Surface Sci. 284, 229 (2013).
19. V. Vishwanathan, H.S. Roh and J.W. Kim: Surface properties and catalytic activity of TiO2-ZrO2 mixed oxides in dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether. Catal. Lett. 96, 23 (2004).
20. J.A. Navio, M.C. Hidalgo and G. Colon: Preparation and physicochemical properties of ZrO2 and Fe/ZrO2 prepared by a sol-gel technique. Langmuir 17, 202 (2001).
21. M. Alvarez, T. Lpez and J.A. Odriozola: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) photodegradation using an Mn+, ZrO2 photocatalyst: XPS, UV- vis, XRD characterization. Appl. Cat. B-Environ. 73, 34 (2007).
22. C. Karunakaran and S. Senthilvelan: Photocatalysis with ZrO2: oxidation of aniline. J. Mol. Cat. A-Chem. 233, 1 (2005).
23. S. Pany and K. Parida: Sulfate anchored hierarchical meso-macroporous N doped TiO2: A novel photocatalyst for visible light H2 evolution. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2, 1429 (2014).
24. B. Neppolian, Q. Wang and H. Yamashita: Synthesis and characterization of ZrO2-TiO2 binary oxide semiconductor nanoparticles: application and interparticle electron transfer process. Appl. Cat. A. 333, 264 (2007).
25. A. Tripathi, M. Mathpal, P. Kumar, M. Singh, M. Soler and A. Agarwal: Structural, optical and photoconductivity of Sn and Mn doped TiO2 nanoparticles. J. Alloy. Compd. 622, 37 (2015).
26. M.-V. Sofianou, M. Tassi, V. Psycharis, N. Boukos, S. Thanos, T. Vaimakis, J. Yu and C. Trapalis: Solvothermal synthesis and photocatalytic performance of Mn4+-doped anatase nanoplates with exposed {001} facets. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 162, 27 (2015).
27. Y. Kolenko, K. Kovnir, A. Gavrilov, A. Garshev, J. Frantti, O. Lebedev, B. Churagulov, G. Van Tendeloo and M. Yoshimura: Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of nanorods of various titanates and titanium dioxide. J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 4030 (2006).
28. A. Khataee, M. Sheydaei and A. Hassani: Sonocatalytic removal of an organic dye using TiO2 Montmorillonite nanocomposite. Ultrason. Sonochem. 22, 404 (2015).
29. G. Jiang, B. Tang, X. Li, Z. Wei, X. Wang, W. Chena, J. Wan and L. Shen: Preparation of Ag-modified Zn2GeO4 nanorods for photo-degradation of organic pollutants. Powder Technol. 251, 37 (2014).
30. S. Vadivel, P. Keerthi, M. Vanitha, A. Muthukrishnaraj and N. Balasubramanian: Solvothermal synthesis of Sm-doped BiOBr/RGO composite as an efficient photocatalytic material for methyl orange degradation. Mater. Lett. 128, 287 (2014).
31. B. Ksapabutr, E. Gulari and S.Wongkasemjit: Preparation of zirconia powders by sol-gel route of sodium glycozirconate complex. Powder Technol. 148, 11 (2004).
32. G. Guo and Y. Chen: Unusual structural phase transition in nanocrystalline zirconia. Appl. Phys. A. 84, 431 (2006).
33. C. Mario, G. Elio and C. Michel: EPR characterization and reactivity of surface-localized inorganic radicals and radical ions. Chem. Rev. 110, 1320 (2010).
34. K. Dyrek and M. Che: EPR as a tool to investigate the transition metal chemistry on oxide surfaces. Chem. Rev. 97, 305 (1997).
35. F. Wang, C. Valentin, G. Pacchioni: Doping of WO3 for photocatalytic water splitting: hints from density functional theory. J. Phys. Chem. C. 16, 8901 (2012).
36. G. Heinz and W. Frank: Reaction of excited dye molecules at electrodes. Top. Curr. Chem. 61, 31 (1976).