scholarly journals Study of composite TiN/Ag/Cu2O/TiO2 with improved photocatalytic performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-255
Author(s):  
Xinwei Shi ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Jingyu Zhu ◽  
Yifan Yang ◽  
Xiaoxia Wang ◽  
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TiO2 film has the advantage of good photochemical stability and it can be used for self-cleaning glasses. However, due to the wide band gap, the spectral response range of TiO2 film is restricted to the ultraviolet region. In this work, based on the research of TiO2 thin films, multilayer TiN/Ag/Cu2O/TiO2 films were designed and successfully prepared. The structure and properties of the obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, spectral ellipsometry (SE), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer. The results show that p-n heterojunction will be formed between Cu2O and TiO2 in the multilayer film, thus reducing the band gap of TiO2 film. Based on the analysis of the photocatalytic mechanism of the multilayer films, a conclusion may be drawn that the designed multilayer film is helpful to improve the photocatalytic efficiency of titanium dioxide and expand its utilization of sunlight.

Author(s):  
Joanna L. Batstone

Interest in II-VI semiconductors centres around optoelectronic device applications. The wide band gap II-VI semiconductors such as ZnS, ZnSe and ZnTe have been used in lasers and electroluminescent displays yielding room temperature blue luminescence. The narrow gap II-VI semiconductors such as CdTe and HgxCd1-x Te are currently used for infrared detectors, where the band gap can be varied continuously by changing the alloy composition x.Two major sources of precipitation can be identified in II-VI materials; (i) dopant introduction leading to local variations in concentration and subsequent precipitation and (ii) Te precipitation in ZnTe, CdTe and HgCdTe due to native point defects which arise from problems associated with stoichiometry control during crystal growth. Precipitation is observed in both bulk crystal growth and epitaxial growth and is frequently associated with segregation and precipitation at dislocations and grain boundaries. Precipitation has been observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) which is sensitive to local strain fields around inclusions.


Author(s):  
Raquel Caballero ◽  
Leonor de la Cueva ◽  
Andrea Ruiz-Perona ◽  
Yudenia Sánchez ◽  
Markus Neuschitzer ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Qing ZHANG ◽  
Li-Li ZHAO ◽  
Shi-Long XU ◽  
Chao ZHANG ◽  
Xiao-Ying CHEN ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 159253
Author(s):  
Andrea Ruiz-Perona ◽  
Galina Gurieva ◽  
Michael Sun ◽  
Tim Kodalle ◽  
Yudania Sánchez ◽  
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