Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance of SnO2 Doped with Fe2O3

Article Preview

Abstract:

In this paper, SnO2 and Fe2O3 doped-SnO2 photocatalysts with different molar ratio of Fe/Sn were synthesized by a parallel flow coprecipitation method. The photocatalysts prepared were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV/Vis diffuse reflectance, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of photocatalysts prepared toward decolorization of methyl orange (MO) solution was evaluated. Of all of the photocatalysts prepared among the experimented compositions, Fe2O3 doped-SnO2 with 1.5%Fe possesses the best photocatalytic activity.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Info:

Periodical:

Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 734-737)

Pages:

2278-2281

Citation:

Online since:

August 2013

Export:

Price:

Permissions CCC:

Permissions PLS:

Сopyright:

© 2013 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Share:

Citation:

[1] A. Kar, S. Kundu, A. Patra, Surface defect-related luminescence properties of SnO2 nanorods and nanoparticles, J. Phys. Chem. C. 115 (2011) 118-124.

DOI: 10.1021/jp110313b

Google Scholar

[2] X. Sun, R. Long, X. Cheng, X. Zhao, Y. Dai, B. Huang, Structural, electronic, and optical properties of N-doped SnO2, J. Phys. Chem. C. 112 (2008), 9861-9864.

DOI: 10.1021/jp710564g

Google Scholar

[3] A. Leonardy, W. Z. Hung, D. S. Tsai, C. C. Chou, Y. S. Huang, Structural features of SnO2 nanowires and raman spectroscopy analysis, Cryst. Growth. Des. 9 (2009) 3958–3963.

DOI: 10.1021/cg9000957

Google Scholar

[4] N. Wang, J. Xu, L. Guan, Synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic activity of tin oxide nanoparticles coated on multi-walled carbon nanotube, Mater. Res. Bull. 46 (2011), 1372-1376.

DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2011.05.014

Google Scholar

[5] J. Zhong, J. Li, Y. Lu, X. He, J. Zeng, W. Hu, Y.Shen, Fabrication of Bi3+-doped ZnO with enhanced photocatalytic performance, Appl. Surf. Sci. 258 (2012) 4929-4933.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.01.121

Google Scholar

[6] Y. Shiraishi, T. Hirai, Selective organic transformations on titanium oxide-based photocatalysts, J. Photoch. Photobio. C. 9 (2008), 157-170.

Google Scholar

[7] K. R. Jakkidi, S. Basavaraju, D. K. Valluri, Sm3+-doped Bi2O3 photocatalyst prepared by hydrothermal synthesis, Chem. Catal. Chem. 14 (2009), 492-496.

Google Scholar