Mesoporous template-free gyroid-like nanostructures based on La and Mn co-doped bismuth ferrites with improved photocatalytic activity

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (115) ◽  
pp. 114183-114189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Irfan ◽  
Syed Rizwan ◽  
Yang Shen ◽  
Radmila Tomovska ◽  
Sonia Zulfiqar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Template Free ◽  
Gel Technique ◽  
Co Doped ◽  
Mesoporous Nanostructures

Template-free and gyroid-like mesoporous nanostructures of La and Mn co-doped bismuth ferrites were fabricated using a simple and low-cost double solvent sol–gel technique.

Nonporous Nitrogen and Ruthenium Co-Doped Titania Films for Photocatalysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 1940043 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Linnik ◽  
L. Khoroshko
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Structural Properties ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
High Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Gel Technique ◽  
Titania Films ◽  
Doped Titania ◽  
Co Doped

Nitrogen and ruthenium co-doped titania films synthesized by sol–gel technique exhibit high photocatalytic activity under both UV and visible light. Incorporation of nitrogen and ruthenium ions in titania lattice is proven by XPS. Both doping agents affected the structural properties of the films.

Preparation and Photocatalytic Activity of Nd3+and CTAB Co-Doped Nanometer TiO2 Thin Films

2013 ◽  
Vol 562-565 ◽  
pp. 858-863
Author(s):  
Lan Fang Yao ◽  
Xiong Tang ◽  
Xin Pei Yan ◽  
Lin Li
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Tetrabutyl Titanate ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Gel Technique ◽  
Uv Visible ◽  
Co Doped

Pure TiO2, Nd3+doped TiO2 and Nd 3+-CTAB co-doped TiO2 nanometer thin films were prepared by the sol-gel technique with tetrabutyl titanate and neodymium nitrate as raw materials and surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as template. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Visible absorbance spectroscopy (UV-Vis). The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. The results show that the all samples calcined at 500°C are all anatase, and there are slight red shifts of the Nd3+doped TiO2 and Nd3+-CTAB co-doped TiO2 films compared with pure TiO2 films and the red shift of Nd 3+-CTAB co-doped TiO2 is more obvious than that of Nd 3+ doped TiO2, which is beneficial to improve the photocatalytic efficiency. The1.0% Nd3+-CTAB co-doped TiO2 nanometer film calcined at 500°C had excellent photocatalytic efficiencies and the degradation rate of the film is more than 90% after 120 min.

scholarly journals Tailoring Mesoporous Titania Features by Ultrasound-Assisted Sol-Gel Technique: Effect of Surfactant/Titania Precursor Weight Ratio

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1263
Author(s):  
Elvira Mahu ◽  
Cristina Giorgiana Coromelci ◽  
Doina Lutic ◽  
Iuliean Vasile Asaftei ◽  
Liviu Sacarescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Soft Template ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Mesoporous Titania ◽  
Cavitation Effect ◽  
Titania Precursor ◽  
Gel Technique ◽  
Ultrasound Assisted

A mesoporous titania structure has been prepared using the ultrasound-assisted sol-gel technique in order to find out a way to tailor its structure. The TiO2 obtained was compared to the same version of titania but synthesized by a conventional sol-gel method with the objective of understanding the effect of ultrasound in the synthesis process. All synthesis experiments were focused on the preparation of a titania photocatalyst. Thus, the anatase photocatalytic active phase of titania was proven by X-ray diffraction. Additionally, the ultrasonation treatment proved to increase the crystallinity of titania samples, being one of the requirements to having good photocatalytic activity for titania. The influence of surfactant/titania precursor weight ratio on the structural (XRD), textural (N2-sorption measurements), morphological (TEM), surface chemistry (FTIR) and optical properties (UVDR) was investigated. It was observed that the crystallite size, specific surface area, band gap energy and even photocatalytic activity was affected by the synergism occurring between cavitation effect and the surfactant/titania precursor weight ratio. The study yielded interesting great results that could be considered for further application of ultrasound to tailor mesoporous titania features via sol-gel soft template synthesis, against conventional sol-gel process.

Structural and Magnetic Properties of Mn/Fe co-Doped ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Sol–Gel Technique

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robina Ashraf ◽  
Saira Riaz ◽  
Mahwish Bashir ◽  
Usman Khan ◽  
Shahzad Naseem
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Zno Thin Films ◽  
Gel Technique ◽  
Structural And Magnetic Properties ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Co Doped

Synergistic Effect of Eu3+ and Sm3+ Co-Doping on Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles

2011 ◽  
Vol 197-198 ◽  
pp. 891-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Zhi Jiang ◽  
Xu Dong Lu
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Blue Shift ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Absorption Profile ◽  
Co Doping ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Co Doped ◽  
The Eu

Pure TiO2, Eu3+and Sm3+co-doping TiO2composite nanoparticles have been prepared by sol-gel method and characterized by the techniques such as XRD, SEM and DRS. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution was used as a probe reaction to evaluate their photocatalytic activity. The matrix distortion of TiO2nano-particles increases after co-doping of Eu3+and Sm3+and a blue-shift of the absorption profile are clearly observed. The results show that co-doping of Eu3+and Sm3+inhibits the phase transformation of TiO2from anatase to rutile, decreases the diameter of TiO2nano-particles and significantly enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO2. The Eu3+and Sm3+co-doped into TiO2nano-particles exert a synergistic effect on their photocatalytic activity.

scholarly journals Novel N-doped ZrO2 with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for hydrogen production and degradation of organic dyes

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (13) ◽  
pp. 6752-6758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyang Wang ◽  
Yinghua Zhang ◽  
Haiqiang Lu ◽  
Yanxin Chen ◽  
Zhenmin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Nitrogen Source ◽  
Organic Dyes ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Gel Method ◽  
Sol Gel Method ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

Two new types of N-doped ZrO2 photocatalysts ZON and AZON have been synthesized using ethylenediamine as the nitrogen source by a facile and low-cost sol–gel method.

scholarly journals Enhanced Magnetic Properties of Co-Doped BiFeO3 Thin Films via Structural Progression

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1798
Author(s):  
Liang Bai ◽  
Mingjie Sun ◽  
Wenjing Ma ◽  
Jinghai Yang ◽  
Junkai Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Size Mismatch ◽  
Structural Progression ◽  
Gel Technique ◽  
Average Size ◽  
Perovskite Lattice ◽  
Co Doped

Co3+ doping in BiFeO3 is expected to be an effective method for improving its magnetic properties. In this work, pristine BiFeO3 (BFO) and doped BiFe1-xCoxO3 (BFCxO, x = 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, 0.07 and 0.10) composite thin films were successfully synthesized by a sol–gel technique. XRD and Raman spectra indicate that the Co3+ ions are substituted for the Fe3+ ion sites in the BFO rhombohedral lattice. Raman vibration of oxygen octahedron is obviously weakened due to the lattice distortion induced by the size mismatch between two B-site cations (Fe3+ and Co3+ ions), which has an impact on the magnetic properties of BFCxO. SEM images reveal a denser agglomeration in Co-doped samples. TEM results indicate that the average size of grains is reduced due to the Co3+ substitution. XPS measurements illustrate that the replacement of Fe3+ with Co3+ effectively suppresses the generation of oxygen defects and increases the concentration of Fe3+ ions at the B-site of perovskite lattice. Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements show that the remanent magnetization (Mr) of BFC0.07O (3.6 emu/cm3) and the saturation magnetization (Ms) of BFC0.10O (48.84 emu/cm3) thin film both increase by approximately two times at room temperature, compared with that of the pure BFO counterpart.

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