Issue 3, 2016

Titanium oxynitride microspheres with the rock-salt structure for use as visible-light photocatalysts

Abstract

Novel photocatalysts (TiO2@TiO1−xNx) with the core–shell geometry were synthesized by controlled nitridation of TiO2 microspheres using ammonia gas. The oxynitride phases (TiO1−xNx) with a cubic rock-salt structure are exclusively formed on the surface of the TiO2 microspheres while the cores of the microspheres retain the TiO2 phase without nitrogen doping. Various spectroscopic data confirm the formation of the core–shell structure, denoted as TiO2@TiO1−xNx. The TiO2@TiO1−xNx materials showed superior photocatalytic activities for the decomposition of methylene blue as well as the generation of photocurrent under visible-light. It is evident that the TiO1−xNx phase is the key element to induce the photocatalytic activity. Specifically, the partial doping of nitrogen into the TiO matrix is crucial for visible-light absorption.

Graphical abstract: Titanium oxynitride microspheres with the rock-salt structure for use as visible-light photocatalysts

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Aug 2015
Accepted
27 Nov 2015
First published
30 Nov 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 869-876

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Titanium oxynitride microspheres with the rock-salt structure for use as visible-light photocatalysts

J. B. Yoo, H. J. Yoo, H. J. Jung, H. S. Kim, S. Bang, J. Choi, H. Suh, J. Lee, J. Kim and N. H. Hur, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 869 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA06758H

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