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  • Title: Synthesis and characterization of thermally stable Sm,N co-doped TiO2 with highly visible light activity.
    Author: Ma Y, Zhang J, Tian B, Chen F, Wang L.
    Journal: J Hazard Mater; 2010 Oct 15; 182(1-3):386-93. PubMed ID: 20619539.
    Abstract:
    Samarium and nitrogen co-doped titania (Sm/N-TiO(2)) was successfully prepared via coprecipitation method. The resulting materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N(2) physical adsorption, UV-vis absorbance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra. Experimental results indicated that samarium doping inhibited the growth of crystalline size and the transformation from anatase to rutile phase. The photocatalytic activities of the samples were evaluated for degradation of salicylic acid under visible light irradiation. It was found that the Sm/N-TiO(2) samples presented much higher photocatalytic activity than N-TiO(2) and pure TiO(2) under visible light irradiation. This could be attributed to the appropriate crystallite size, more efficient separation of electrons and holes on Sm/N-TiO(2). In our experiments, the optimal dopant amount of samarium was 1.5% for the maximum photocatalytic degradation and the sample calcined at 400 degrees C showed the best reactivity.
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