Published December 2019 | Version v1
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Fabrication, characterization, and photocatalytic activity of anatase/rutile/SnO2 nanocomposites

Creators

  • 1. Chengdu University, College of Mechanical Engineering (China)
  • 2. Xichang University, College of Science (China)

Description

Anatase/rutile/SnO2 nanocomposites have been synthesized through a sol–gel method. The crystal structure, surface morphology, chemical valence, specific surface area, and optical property of the samples were investigated by XRD, Raman, SEM, TEM, HRTEM, XPS, BET, DRS, and PL analyses. The addition of Sn promotes the phase transition from anatase to rutile. The formed anatase/rutile/SnO2 three-phase coexistence structure is beneficial to the separation of photogenerated pairs and the decrease of band gap. The photocatalytic behavior of photocatalysts was studied via the photodegradation of MB solution under xenon lamp irradiation. With the increase of Sn concentration, the photocatalytic performance of TiO2/SnO2 is improved, and all TiO2/SnO2 photocatalytic activities are higher than pure TiO2. 32%Sn–TiO2 (32%ST) exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity and the MB has been completely photodegraded in 30 min.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s10854-019-02494-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Electronics
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
24
Journal Page Range
p. 21210-21218
ISSN
0957-4522
CODEN
JSMEEV

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
52023563
Subject category
S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
CATALYSTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RUTILE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM OXIDES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
CATALYSIS; CHALCOGENIDES; COHERENT SCATTERING; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY; MINERALS; NANOMATERIALS; OXIDE MINERALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MINERALS; SCATTERING; SPECTROSCOPY; TIN COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS

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