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  • Title: Marked enhancement of photocatalytic activity and photochemical stability of N-doped TiO2 nanocrystals by Fe3+/Fe2+ surface modification.
    Author: Dong F, Wang H, Wu Z, Qiu J.
    Journal: J Colloid Interface Sci; 2010 Mar 01; 343(1):200-8. PubMed ID: 19969303.
    Abstract:
    N-doped TiO(2) (N-TiO(2)) nanocrystals with anatase and rutile mixed phases were prepared by partial oxidation of TiN. The samples were further modified by Fe-ions through incipient wetness impregnation method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by XRD, TEM, XPS, Raman, EPR, UV-vis DRS, and PL in detail. The results indicated that Fe mainly existed as Fe(3+)/Fe(2+) ions on the catalyst surface. The addition of small amounts of Fe-ions to N-TiO(2) nanocrystals caused several times enhancement of the photocatalytic activity under visible, UV and UV-vis light irradiation in degradation of gaseous toluene. The optimized Fe-ions content in this investigation was 0.02 wt.%. EPR and PL clearly showed that Fe(3+)/Fe(2+) redox cycle facilitated electron/hole charge separation, and contributed to the enhanced photocatalytic performance. Moreover, the photochemical stability of N-TiO(2) nanocrystals under visible light was improved due to the stabilization of nitrogen atoms in TiO(2) lattice by surface Fe-ions modification. The N-doped TiO(2) nanocrystals without Fe-ions modification suffered from a gradual deactivation due mainly to the loss of lattice-nitrogen during the photocatalytic reaction. The way to modification of nonmetal-doped TiO(2) nanomaterials brought new concept in enhancing the photocatalytic performance from the viewpoint of practical application.
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