Issue 1, 2014

Titanium dioxide macroporous materials doped with iron: synthesis and photo-catalytic properties

Abstract

A series of iron doped three-dimensional (3D) ordered macroporous TiO2 hybrid materials (Fe–Ti–Oxide-M) have been successfully prepared by using polymethylmethacrylate nanospheres (PMMAs) as templates. The crystal structure of Fe–Ti–Oxide-M (50%) could be assigned to the Fe3Ti3O10 phase by XRD characterization. Synthetic samples were also studied by TEM and UV-vis absorption spectra in detail. All obtained samples possessed 3D ordered macroporous structures, and the absorption spectra of Fe–Ti–Oxide-M gradually extended to the visible light region with increased doping quantities of Fe. Furthermore, the photo-catalytic degradation of tetracycline (TC) was investigated, and the observed photo-catalytic performances of Fe–Ti–Oxide-M (1%, 2%, 5%, 10%, 20%, and 50%) were associated with their composition, which further indicates that the introduction of Fe has a remarkable influence on the photo-activity of 3D ordered macroporous TiO2 materials.

Graphical abstract: Titanium dioxide macroporous materials doped with iron: synthesis and photo-catalytic properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Aug 2013
Accepted
14 Oct 2013
First published
14 Oct 2013

CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 116-122

Titanium dioxide macroporous materials doped with iron: synthesis and photo-catalytic properties

W. Fan, H. Bai, G. Zhang, Y. Yan, C. Liu and W. Shi, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 116 DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41627E

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