Preparation, Characterization and Photocatalytic Properties of Al-Doped TiO₂ Nanomaterials

Abstract:

Al-doped TiO2 nanomaterials were prepared via hydrothermal synthesis method using tetrabutyl titanate. The photocatalytic performace of Al-doped TiO2 with different doping ratios were studied using 150 W tungsten halogen lamp as visible light source and phenol as pollutant. The results indicated that Al-doped TiO2 showed higher photocatalytic activities than that of pure TiO2, the optimum molar constant of aluminum ion doping was 5%, and it exhibited the highest photodegradation efficiency. Then X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and fourier transform infrared spectral (FTIR) were used to research their properties.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 675)
• Pages: 337-340
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.675.337
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: Min Jie Shan, Jun Yu, Sheng Hua Pang, Ling Feng Qiu
• Keywords: Al-doped TiO₂, Photocatalytic Activity, Visible Light

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