Passivated co-doping approach to bandgap narrowing of titanium dioxide with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 200, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-9

  Na Phattalung, Sutassana ^a   Limpijumnong, Sukit ^b,c,d   Yu, Jaejun ^e  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

^d SYNCHROTRON LIGHT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Band gap narrowing; Co dopants in TiO2; Photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LOCAL DENSITY APPROXIMATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXIDES; OXYGEN; PASSIVATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REDOX REACTIONS; TITANIUM;

BAND GAP NARROWING; FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HYBRID FUNCTIONAL; HYDROXYL RADICALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RECOMBINATION CENTERS; RELATIVE POSITIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84978044168     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.06.054     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. [1] Ashokkumar, M., An overview on semiconductor particulate systems for photoproduction of hydrogen. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 23 (1998), 427–438.
2. [2] Fujishima, A., Honda, K., Electrochemical photolysis of water at a semiconductor electrode. Nature 238 (1972), 37–38.
3. 2: a passivated codoping approach for enhanced photoelectrochemical activity. Phys. Rev. Lett., 102, 2009, 036402.
4. 2 for hydrogen production. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 11 (2007), 401–425.
5. [5] Han, F., Kambala, V.S.R., Srinivasan, M., Rajarathnam, D., Naidu, R., Tailored titanium dioxide photocatalysts for the degradation of organic dyes in wastewater treatment: a review. Appl. Catal. A 359 (2009), 25–40.
6. 2 thin films. Appl. Catal. B Environ. 150–151 (2014), 74–81.
7. [7] Fujishima, A., Zhang, X., Tryk, D.A., Heterogeneous photocatalysis: from water photolysis to applications in environmental cleanup. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 32 (2007), 2664–2672.
8. [8] Byrne, J.A., Fernandez-Ibanez, P.A., Dunlop, P.S.M., Alrousan, D.M.A., Hamilton, J.W.J., Photocatalytic enhancement for solar disinfection of water: a review. Int. J. Photoenergy, 2011, 1–12.
9. 2 under UV and visible light. Appl. Catal. B 78 (2008), 92–100.
10. 2. Phys. Rev. B 70 (2004), 085116–085119.
11. [11] Asahi, R., Morikawa, T., Nitrogen complex species and its chemical nature in TiO2 for visible-light sensitized photocatalysis. Chem. Phys. 339 (2007), 57–63.
12. [12] Asahi, R., Morikawa, T., Ohwaki, T., Aoki, A., Taga, Y., Visible-light photocatalysis in nitrogen-doped titanium oxides. Science, 293, 2001, 269.
13. 2. J. Phys. Chem. B 109 (2005), 20948–20952.
14. 2. Chem. Phys. Lett. 420 (2006), 71–76.
15. 2 nanocatalyst. Chem. Mater. 17 (2005), 6349–6353.
16. 2 anatase from first-principles calculations. J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007), 12086–12090.
17. 2 photocatalysts. J. Phys. Chem. C 14 (2010), 7063–7069.
18. 2 with anatase structure. J. Phys. Chem. Solids 68 (2007), 206–210.
19. [19] Nishijima, K., Fujisawa, Y., Murakami, N., Tsubota, T., Ohno, T., Development of an S-doped titania nanotube (TNT) site-selectively loaded with iron(III) oxide and its photocatalytic activities. Appl. Catal. B 84 (2008), 584–590.
20. [20] Ohno, T., Akiyoshi, M., Umebayashi, T., Asai, K., Mitsui, T., Matsumura, M., Preparation of S-doped TiO2 photocatalysts and their photocatalytic activities under visible light. Appl. Catal. A 265 (2004), 115–121.
21. 2 nanoparticles and their relationships. J. Phys. Chem. B 110 (2006), 17866–17871.
22. [22] Umebayashi, T., Yamaki, T., Itoh, H., Asao, K., Band gap narrowing of titanium dioxide by sulfur doping. Appl. Phys. Lett. 81 (2002), 454–456.
23. 2 under visible light from first-principles. J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007), 18985–18994.
24. 2 system. Chem. Phys. Lett. 454 (2008), 279–283.
25. 2 photocatalyst. J. Phys. Chem. B 109 (2005), 24260–24267.
26. [26] Sasikala, R., Sudarsan, V., Sudakar, C., Naik, R., Sakuntala, T., Bharadwaj, S.R., Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over nanometer sized Sn and Eu doped titanium oxide. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 33 (2008), 4966–4973.
27. [27] Seery, M.K., George, R., Floris, P., Phillai, S.C., Silver doped titanium dioxide nanomaterials for enhanced visible light photocatalysis. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 189 (2007), 258–263.
28. 2 from first principles. J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008), 18677–18685.
29. 2 for photoelectrochemical generation of hydrogen. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 33 (2008), 5363–5368.
30. [30] Herrmann, J.M., Disdier, J., Pichat, P., Effect of chromium doping on the electrical and catalytic properties of powder titania under UV and visible illumination. Chem. Phys. Lett. 108 (1984), 618–622.
31. 2. Catal. Lett. 3 (1989), 73–84.
32. [32] Ahn, K.-S., Yan, Y., Shet, S., Deutsch, T., Turner, J., Al-Jassim, M., Enhanced photoelectrochemical responses of ZnO films through Ga and N codoping. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91 (2007), 231909–231912.
33. [33] Huda, M.N., Yan, Y., Wei, S.-H., Al-Jassim, M., Electronic structure of ZnO:GaN compounds: asymmetric bandgap engineering. Phys. Rev. B 78 (2008), 195204–195208.
34. [34] Blöchl, P.E., Projector augmented-wave method. Phys. Rev. B 50 (1994), 17953–17979.
35. [35] Kresse, G., Furthmüller, J., Efficiency of ab-initio total energy calculations for metals and semiconductors using a plane-wave basis set. Comput. Mater. Sci. 6 (1996), 15–50.
36. [36] Howard, C.J., Sabine, T.M., Dickson, F., Structural and thermal parameters for rutile and anatase. Acta Crystallogr. Sect. B: Struct. Sci. 47 (1991), 462–468.
37. 2. Phys. Rev. B 61 (2000), 7459–7465.
38. 2. Phys. Rev. B 64 (2001), 184113–184121.
39. [39] Fahmi, A., Minot, C., Silvi, B., Causá, M., Theoretical analysis of the structures of titanium dioxide crystals. Phys. Rev. B 47 (1993), 11717–11724.
40. [40] Ma, X., Miao, L., Bie, S., Jiang, J., Synergistic effect of V/N-codoped anatase TiO2 photocatalysts. Solid State Commun. 150 (2010), 689–692.
41. 2. Phys. Rev. B 73 (2006), 125205–125210.
42. 2 anatase single crystals. Solid State Commun. 87 (1993), 847–850.
43. [43] Heyd, J., Scuseria, G.E., Ernzerhof, M., Hybrid functionals based on a screened Coulomb potential. J. Chem. Phys. 118 (2003), 8207–8215.
44. [44] Heyd, J., Scuseria, G.E., Ernzerhof, M., Erratum: hybrid functionals based on a screened Coulomb potential. J. Chem. Phys., 124, 2006, 219906.
45. [45] Paier, J., Marsman, M., Hummer, K., Kress, G., Gerber, I.C., Angyan, J.G., Screened hybrid density functionals applied to solids. J. Chem. Phys. 124 (2006), 154709–154721.
46. [46] Northrup, J.E., Zhang, S.B., Energetics of the As vacancy in GaAs: the stability of the 3+ charge state. Phys. Rev. B 50 (1994), 4962–4964.
47. [47] Zhang, S.B., Northrup, J.E., Chemical potential dependence of defect formation energies in GaAs: application to Ga self-diffusion. Phys. Rev. Lett. 67 (1991), 2339–2342.
48. [48] Zhang, S.B., Wei, S.-H., Zunger, A., Intrinsic n-type versus p-type doping asymmetry and the defect physics of ZnO. Phys. Rev. B 63 (2001), 075205–075211.
49. [49] Monkhorst, H.J., Pack, J.D., Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations. Phys. Rev. B 13 (1976), 5188–5192.
50. [50] Fujishima, A., Titanium dioxide photocatalysis. J. Photochem. Photobiol. C: Photochem. Rev. 1 (2000), 1–21.
51. 2 photocatalysis: a historical overview and future prospects. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 44:Pt 1 (2005), 8269–8285.
52. [52] Cong, Y., Zhang, J.L., Chen, F., Anpo, M., Synthesis and characterization of nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanophotocatalyst with high visible light activity. J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007), 6976–6982.
53. 2 codoped with nitrogen and vanadium under visible-light irradiation using first-principles. Catal. Lett. 124 (2008), 111–117.
54. [54] Gu, D.E., Yang, B.C., Hu, Y.D., V and N co-doped nanocrystal anatase TiO2 photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation. Catal. Commun. 9 (2008), 1472–1476.
55. [55] Ke, N.H., Hang, P.N.T., Hung, L.V.T., Investigating the photocatalytic activity under visible region of nitrogen and vanadium Co-dopped TiO2 thin film prepared by DC reactive magnetron Co-sputtering method. Int. J. Energy Trends Eng. Appl. Sci. 3 (2012), 45–48.
56. [56] Patel, N., Jaiswal, R., Warang, T., Scarduelli, G., Dashora, A., Ahuja, B.L., Kothari, D.C., Miotello, A., Efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic water pollutants using V-N-codoped TiO2 thin films. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 150 (2014), 74–81.
57. [57] Liu, J.W., Han, R., Zhao, Y., Wang, H.T., Lu, W.J., Yu, T.F., Zhang, Y.X., Enhanced photoactivity of V-N codoped TiO2 derived from a two-step hydrothermal procedure for the degradation of PCP-Na under visible light irradiation. J. Phys. Chem. C 115 (2011), 4507–4515.
58. [58] Jaiswal, R., Patel, N., Kothari, D.C., Miotello, A., Improved visible light photocatalytic activity of TiO2 co-doped with vanadium and nitrogen. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 126 (2012), 47–54.
59. [59] Xu, J., Chen, C., Xiao, X., Liao, L., Miao, L., Wu, W., Mei, F., Stepanov, A.L., Cai, G., Liu, Y., Dai, Z., Ren, F., Jiang, C., Liu, J., Synergistic effect of V/N codoping by ion implantation on the electronic and optical properties of TiO2. J. Appl. Phys., 115, 2014, 143106.
60. [60] Meng, Q., Wang, T., Liu, E., Ma, X., Geac, Q., Gong, J., New insight into the enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activities of B-, C- and B/C-doped anatase TiO2 by first-principles. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 15, 2013, 9549.
61. [61] Zhukov, V.P., Zainullina, V.M., The effect of crystal lattice distortions on the electronic band structure and optical properties of the N,V- and N, Na-doped anatase. Phys. B (Amst., Neth.) 406 (2011), 3752–3758.
62. [62] Lu, J., Jin, H., Dai, Y., Yang, K., Huang, B., Effect of electronegativity and charge balance on the visible-light-responsive photocatalytic activity of nonmetal doped anatase TiO2. Int. J. Photoen. 928503 (2012), 1–8.
63. [63] Huang, D.G., Liao, S.J., Liu, J.M., Dang, Z., Petrik, L., Preparation of visible-light responsive N-F-codoped TiO2 photocatalyst by a sol-gel-solvothermal method. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A, 184, 2006, 282.
64. [64] Li, D., Haneda, H., Hishita, S., Ohashi, N., Visible-light-driven N-F-Co doped TiO2 photocatalysts. 2. Optical characterization, photocatalysis, and potential application to air purification. Chem. Mater., 17, 2005, 2596.
65. [65] Ma, X., Wu, Y., Lu, Y., Xu, J., Wang, Y., Zhu, Y., Effect of compensated codoping on the photoelectrochemical properties of anatase TiO2 photocatalyst. J. Phys. Chem. C 115 (2011), 16963–16969.
66. [66] Breault, T.M., Barlett, B.M., Composition dependence of TiO2:(Nb,N)-x compounds on the rate of photocatalytic methylene blue dye degradation. J. Phys. Chem. C 117 (2013), 8611–8618.
67. [67] Rimoldi, L., Ambrosi, C., Liberto, G.D., Presti, L.L., Ceotto, M., Oliva, C., Meroni, D., Cappelli, S., Cappelletti, G., Soliveri, G., Ardizzone, S., Impregnation versus bulk synthesis: how the synthetic route affects the photocatalytic efficiency of Nb/Ta:N codoped TiO2 nanomaterials. J. Phys. Chem. C 119 (2015), 24104–24115.
68. [68] Obata, K., Irie, H., Hashimoto, K., Enhanced photocatalytic activities of Ta, N co-doped TiO2 thin films under visible light. Chem. Phys., 339, 2007, 124.
69. [69] Van de Walle, C.G., Neugebauer, J., First-principles calculations for defects and impurities: applications to III-nitrides. J. Appl. Phys. 95 (2004), 3851–3879.