Evaluation of Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Activity of Thermal Treated TiO₂ under Various Atmospheres.

ABSTRACT: In this report, the photocatalytic activity of P25 has been explored and the influence of thermal treatment under various atmospheres (air, vacuum and hydrogen) were discussed. The samples' characteristics were disclosed by means of various instruments including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV⁻vis. This study also accentuates various states of the oxygen vacancy density formed inside the samples as well as the colour turning observed in treated P25 under various atmospheres. Produced coloured TiO₂ samples were then exploited for their photocatalytic capability concerning photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) using air mass (AM) 1.5 G solar light irradiation. Our findings revealed that exceptional photocatalytic

SUBMITTER: Katal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6409930 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature