Synthesis and Properties of Carbon and Yttrium Co-Doped TiO₂ Photocatalyst

Abstract:

TiO₂ photocatalysts doped with different element of C and Y were synthesized by sol-gel process using glucose, yttrium nitrate and tetrabuty ltitanate as precursors. Samples characterized by XRD, XPS, TEM, PL and UV-Vis methods. The photocatalytic activity of samples was investigated by photocatalytic degradation of methylene-blue (MB) under the irradiation of fluorescent lamp. The results indicate that C ion and Y ion are incorporated into the lattice of TiO₂, and C doping accelerate phase transition from anatase to rutile phase, but Y doping inhabits the phase transition. It was also found that both C and Y doping can broaden the absorption spectrum to visible light region and inhibit the recombination of the photo-generated electron and hole pairs. The synergy effect of co-doped C and Y ions provides C-Y-TiO₂ sample better photocatalytic activity than that of the single-doped samples and P25 under fluorescent lamp. The photocatalytic activity of the sample with C, Y co-doped is the best under the irradiation of fluorescent light. It is 94.23% within 3 hours and significantly higher than that of Degussa P25 (44.72%) under the same experimental conditions.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 809-810)
• Pages: 831-836
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.809-810.831
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Jian Mei Liu, Xing Hua Zhou, Zhong Qi Zhu, Jin Zhang, Qing Ju Liu*
• Keywords: C-Y-Doping, Photocatalyst, Sol-Gel Chemistry, TiO₂

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