Sb-Doped Titanium Oxide: A Rationale for Its Photocatalytic Activity for Environmental Remediation.

ABSTRACT: The problem of water purification is one of the most urgent issues in developing countries, where large infrastructures and energy resources are limited. Among the possibilities for a cheap route to clean water, photocatalytic materials in the form of coatings or nanostructures are among the most promising. The most widely studied photocatalytic material is titanium dioxide (TiO₂). Here, we investigate the photocatalytic properties of 1.5% Sb-doped TiO₂ and laser-irradiated Sb-doped TiO _x . Calcined Sb-doped TiO₂ was found to adopt the rutile structure, but it turned amorphous after laser irradiation. Photocatalytic tests for Sb-doped TiO₂ showed an activity 1 order of magnitude higher than that of an undoped TiO₂ con

SUBMITTER: Zimbone M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6645530 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature