Preparation of Visible Light Responsive Photocatalyst from Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes Modified with Antimony Trisulfide

Abstract:

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanotubes with a highly ordered structure were grown by a self-organized anodization process. The photodeposition process was used to improve the visible light response of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanotubes. The irradiation was carried out with 500 W halogen lamp for 1, 5, 15, 30 and 60 min in the mixed ethanol solution of antimony trisulfide (Sb₂S₃). The obtained samples were annealed at 250 °C for 30 min. The morphology of the fabricated sample was characterized by a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). The phase of samples was determined by X- ray diffractometer (XRD). The weight percentages of a component in the sample were measured by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF). UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) of the samples were recorded. All titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanotube samples prepared by anodization process were anatase phase. All composite titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanotube /Sb₂S₃ samples were a crystalline phase. The percentage of Sb and S increase with increasing of photodeposition’s time. The increasing photodeposition of antimony trisulfide (Sb₂S₃) on titanium (TiO₂) nanotubes from 1 to 60 min lead to increasing of photoabsorption property of the material in the visible region.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 792)
• Pages: 98-103
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.792.98
• Online since: December 2018
• Authors: Narudon Saijaioup, Puangrat Kajitvitchyanukul, Apichon Watcharenwong*
• Keywords: Anodization, Antimony Trisulfide, Photodeposition, Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes, Visible Light

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