Imaging Science and Photochemistry ›› 2009, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1): 38-47.DOI: 10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2009.01.38

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Preparation、Characterization and Photocatalytic Activities of Low Amount La3+-doped S-TiO2 Photocatalysts

LI Hui-quan1,2, FAN Yi-ning1, DONG Kun-ming2, JIN Feng2, CHEN Shui-sheng2   

  1. 1. Laboratory of Mesoscopic Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, P. R. China;
    2. Chemistry Department, Fuyang Normal College, Fuyang 236041, Anhui, P. R. China
  • Received:2008-03-24 Revised:2008-09-03 Online:2009-01-23 Published:2009-01-23

Abstract: La3+/S-TiO2 were prepared by sol-gel-impregnation method and characterized by means of XRD、BET、XPS and UV-Vis.Activities of prepared nano-photocatalysts were evaluated by decolorizing methyl orange solution as model compound to photocatalytic degradation.The mechanisms of effects of low amount La3+-doping on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nano-particles were discussed.The results show that S-doping can significantly enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nano-particles and La3+doped S-TiO2 can further enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles.Under optimal addition amount of La3+ into TiO2 0.369%(mass fraction),decolorizing rate of methyl orange on La3+/S-TiO2 nano-photocatalyst was 92.4% after 120 min irradiation.The analytical results of XRD show that the presence of low amount of La3+in TiO2 can inhibit the phase transformation from anatase to rutile,suppress the growth of TiO2 grains and raise the specific surface area.The analytical results of XPS indicate that S、La3+ doping can result in the increase in the density of the surface hydroxyl,and cationic S6+ is incorporated into TiO2 lattice and substitutes a part of Ti4+.The analytical results of UV-Vis indicate that the La3+/S-TiO2 catalyst has stronger absorption in the ultraviolet region than the pure TiO2.Compared with pure TiO2,the enhanced photocatalytic activity of the La3+ doped TiO2 nano-powders can be due to the increase of the density of the surface hydroxyl and the specific surface area,and the improvement of the ultraviolet light absorption properties of the particle surface.

Key words: photocatalysis, TiO2, La3+-doping, methyl orange

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