Papers by Keyword: Photo-Deposition

Abstract: TiO2 supported gold clusters are prepared by photo-deposition method. The effect of preparation parameters on the size and morphology of gold clusters are investigated. The as-prepared Au/TiO2 samples are characterized by means of ICP, XRD and TEM. Au/TiO2 samples with different gold cluster sizes are studied as possible catalysts in the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde and smaller gold clusters are observed to exhibit higher catalytic activity.

Abstract: Ag nano-particles were deposited on the surface of TiO2 self-assembled films by photo-reduction of Ag+ solution. SPM, XPS and UV-Vis spectrophotometer were employed to characterize the microstructure and photo-catalytic performance of the films. An obvious enhancement of photo-catalytic activity had been observed. Since rutile had a lower optical band gap than anatase, a higher photo-catalytic efficiency improvement of rutile than that of anatase was obtained under the help of Ag nano-particles, which acted as electron acceptors.