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Photocatalytic mechanisms reactions of gallium doped TiO2 thin films synthesized by sol gel (spin coating) in the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under sunlight irradiation. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-022-02288-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Ag–TiO2 nanostructures were prepared by electrospinning, followed by calcination at 400 °C, and their photocatalytic and antibacterial actions were studied. Morphological characterization revealed the presence of one-dimensional uniform Ag–TiO2 nanostructured nanofibers, with a diameter from 65 to 100 nm, depending on the Ag loading, composed of small crystals interconnected with each other. Structural characterization indicated that Ag was successfully integrated as small nanocrystals without affecting much of the TiO2 crystal lattice. Moreover, the presence of nano Ag was found to contribute to reducing the band gap energy, which enables the activation by the absorption of visible light, while, at the same time, it delays the electron–hole recombination. Tests of their photocatalytic activity in methylene blue, amaranth, Congo red and orange II degradation revealed an increase by more than 20% in color removal efficiency at an almost double rate for the case of 0.1% Ag–TiO2 nanofibers with respect to pure TiO2. Moreover, the minimum inhibitory concentration was found as low as 2.5 mg/mL for E. coli and 5 mg/mL against S. aureus for the 5% Ag–TiO2 nanofibers. In general, the Ag–TiO2 nanostructured nanofibers were found to exhibit excellent structure and physical properties and to be suitable for efficient photocatalytic and antibacterial uses. Therefore, these can be suitable for further integration in various important applications.
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Heng JZX, Tang KY, Regulacio MD, Lin M, Loh XJ, Li Z, Ye E. Solar-Powered Photodegradation of Pollutant Dyes Using Silver-Embedded Porous TiO 2 Nanofibers. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11040856. [PMID: 33801664 PMCID: PMC8066685 DOI: 10.3390/nano11040856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanomaterials have been ubiquitously investigated as a photocatalyst for organic contaminant treatment in wastewater due to their exemplary semiconductor properties. However, their huge band gap remains a barrier for visible light absorption, limiting their utility in practical applications. The incorporation of noble metals in the TiO2 scaffold would help mitigate the problem via plasmonic resonance enhancements. Silver (Ag) is the chosen noble metal as it is relatively cheap and has great plasmonic effects. In this study, the use of electrospun Ag-embedded TiO2 nanofibers as a photocatalyst is shown to be effective in decomposing rhodamine B and methyl orange dyes under a solar simulator in 3 h, which is more efficacious as opposed to pristine TiO2 nanofibers. This showcases the potential of a simple and economic wastewater treatment system for the removal of organic pollutants.
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- Jerry Zhi Xiong Heng
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Singapore; (J.Z.X.H.); (K.Y.T.)
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Singapore; (J.Z.X.H.); (K.Y.T.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines;
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Singapore; (J.Z.X.H.); (K.Y.T.)
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (X.J.L.); (Z.L.); (E.Y.)
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Singapore; (J.Z.X.H.); (K.Y.T.)
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (X.J.L.); (Z.L.); (E.Y.)
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Singapore; (J.Z.X.H.); (K.Y.T.)
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (X.J.L.); (Z.L.); (E.Y.)
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Singapore; (J.Z.X.H.); (K.Y.T.)
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (X.J.L.); (Z.L.); (E.Y.)
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Liu GM, Jia WY, Jiang QS, Cheng ZQ. Controllable growth of three-dimensional CdS nanoparticles on TiO 2 nanotubes to enhance photocatalytic activity. RSC Adv 2020; 10:16776-16782. [PMID: 35692615 PMCID: PMC9122576 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10895e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Exploiting photocatalysts with characteristics of low cost, high reactivity and good recyclability is a great significance for environmental remediation and energy conversion. Herein, hollow TiO2 nanotubes were fabricated by a novel and efficient method via electrospinning and an impregnation calcination method. With the hydrothermal method, the CdS nanoparticles were modified on the surface and in walls of the TiO2 nanotubes. By changing the reaction conditions, the morphology of CdS nanoparticles presents a controllable three-dimensional (3D) structure. The morphology of the samples was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The structure and components of samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The light absorption efficiency was detected using UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and photoluminescence (PL). The photocatalytic properties were evaluated by degradation of methyl orange (MO) and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation. From the results, the TiO2/CdS nanotubes exhibit better photocatalytic activity than the pure TiO2. The synthetic mechanism of TiO2/CdS heterostructures and a possible photocatalytic mechanism based on the experimental results were proposed.
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- Guo-Min Liu
- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University Changchun 130000 China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University Changchun 130000 China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Jilin Agriculture University Changchun 130118 China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Jilin Agriculture University Changchun 130118 China
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Roongraung K, Chuangchote S, Laosiripojana N, Sagawa T. Electrospun Ag-TiO 2 Nanofibers for Photocatalytic Glucose Conversion to High-Value Chemicals. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:5862-5872. [PMID: 32226866 PMCID: PMC7098020 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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TiO2 nanofibers were fabricated by combination of sol-gel and electrospinning techniques. Ag-doped TiO2 nanofibers with different Ag contents were prepared by two different methods (in situ electrospinning or wetness impregnation of Ag on TiO2 nanofibers) and heat treated at 500 °C for 2 h under an air or N2 atmosphere. The obtained catalysts were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, photoluminescence, and N2 adsorption analyzed by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. Photocatalytic glucose conversions with electrospun TiO2 and Ag-doped TiO2 nanofibers for production of high-value products were carried out. From different doping methods, the results indicated that 1 wt % Ag-TiO2 nanofibers prepared by an in situ method with calcination under N2 achieved the highest glucose conversion (85.49%). From several Ag loading contents (i.e., 0, 1, 2, and 4 wt %) in Ag-doped TiO2 nanofibers, the nanofibers exhibited different glucose conversions [in order of 2 wt % (99.65%) > 1 wt % (85.49%) > 4 wt % (77.72%) > 0 wt % (29.64%)]. Arabinose, xylitol, gluconic acid, and formic acid were found as the high-value chemicals with the photocatalytic reaction of TiO2 and Ag-doped TiO2 nanofibers under UVA irradiation. Product yields of each converted chemicals from different photocatalysts from different Ag loading contents showed relatively same trends with the glucose conversion. From all results, it can be concluded that the good characteristics of 2 wt % Ag-TiO2 nanofibers such as the smallest anatase crystallite size (8.25 nm) and the highest specific surface area (S BET = 53.69 m2/g) promoted the highest photocatalytic activity. Additionally, TiO2 and Ag-doped TiO2 nanofibers exhibited higher photocatalytic performance for glucose conversion than commercial TiO2 (P25) and synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles. Finally, Ag-doped TiO2 nanofibers showed recycling ability with high photocatalytic glucose conversion after four-time use.
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- Kamonchanok Roongraung
- The Joint Graduate
School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology
Thonburi, 126 Prachauthit Rd., Bangmod, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
- Center
for Energy Technology and Environment, Ministry
of Education, 126 Prachauthit
Rd., Bangmod, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
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- Department of Tool
and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Prachauthit Rd., Bangmod, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
- Research Center for Advanced Materials
for Energy and Environmental Technology (MEET), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Prachauthit Rd., Bangmod, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
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- The Joint Graduate
School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology
Thonburi, 126 Prachauthit Rd., Bangmod, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
- Center
for Energy Technology and Environment, Ministry
of Education, 126 Prachauthit
Rd., Bangmod, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Enhanced removal of various dyes from aqueous solutions by UV and simulated solar photocatalysis over TiO2/ZnO/rGO composites. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.115962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Verma A, Kumar S, Chang WK, Fu YP. Bi-functional Ag-Cu xO/g-C 3N 4 hybrid catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and the electrochemical detection of dopamine. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:625-637. [PMID: 31859301 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04309h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The immense need to build highly efficient catalysts has always been at the forefront of environmental remediation research. Herein, we have synthesized dual-phase copper oxide containing Cu2O and CuO originating from the same reaction using hexamethyltetramine (HMT). Simultaneously, we coupled it with g-C3N4 (g-CN), constructing a triple synergetic heterojunction, which is reported significantly less often in the literature. Hydrothermal reactions led to the formation of various catalysts, namely, Ag-Cu2O-CuO-gCN (ACCG), Ag-CuO-gCN (ACG), Ag-Cu2O-CuO (ACC) and Ag-CuO (AC), which were thoroughly characterized via XRD and FESEM to gain structural, crystallographic and morphological insights. We clearly observed the pure phase formation of the catalysts and the development of sheet-like CuO and truncated octahedrons of Cu2O fused together within the g-CN framework. Also, XPS studies revealed the presence of copper in two different oxidation states, namely, Cu2+ and Cu+. BET analysis was performed to analyze the surface area and pore volume of the catalysts, which play very significant roles in catalytic reduction. The catalytic efficiencies of the catalysts were evaluated via the reduction of 100 ppm 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) without using any light irradiation. The most efficient catalyst was ACCG, revealing the reduction of 4-NP in 4 minutes. Both Cu2O and g-CN played significant roles in reduction, following zero-order kinetics, unlike that which is often reported in the literature. We also evaluated the catalytic reduction with different concentrations of 4-NP and tuning the catalyst amount as well. A mechanism was postulated based on the XRD results of the post-catalytic reduction catalyst. The ACCG catalyst was also successfully tested as an effective dopamine sensor. The GC/ACCG electrode exhibited oxidation peak current density of 0.28 mA cm-2, which was much higher than those of the other catalysts. This unique combination of pure phase materials to form a composite as an effective catalyst as well as a sensor is an exclusive effort towards environmental remediation.
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- Atul Verma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.
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Saad SK, Ali Umar A, Ali Umar MI, Tomitori M, Abd. Rahman MY, Mat Salleh M, Oyama M. Two-Dimensional, Hierarchical Ag-Doped TiO 2 Nanocatalysts: Effect of the Metal Oxidation State on the Photocatalytic Properties. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:2579-2587. [PMID: 31458546 PMCID: PMC6641261 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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This paper reports the synthesis of two-dimensional, hierarchical, porous, and (001)-faceted metal (Ag, Zn, and Al)-doped TiO2 nanostructures (TNSs) and the study of their photocatalytic activity. Two-dimensional metal-doped TNSs were synthesized using the hydrolysis of ammonium hexafluorotitanate in the presence of hexamethylenetetramine and metal precursors. Typical morphology of metal-doped TNSs is a hierarchical nanosheet that is composed of randomly stacked nanocubes (dimensions of up to 5 μm and 200 nm in edge length and thickness, respectively) and has dominant (001) facets exposed. Raman analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results indicated that the Ag doping, compared to Zn and Al, much improves the crystallinity degree and at the same time dramatically lowers the valence state binding energy of the TNS and provides an additional dopant oxidation state into the system for an enhanced electron-transfer process and surface reaction. These are assumed to enhance the photocatalytic of the TNS. In a model of photocatalytic reaction, that is, rhodamine B degradation, the AgTNS demonstrates a high photocatalytic activity by converting approximately 91% of rhodamine B within only 120 min, equivalent to a rate constant of 0.018 m-1 and ToN and ToF of 94 and 1.57 min-1, respectively, or 91.1 mmol mg-1 W-1 degradation when normalized to used light source intensity, which is approximately 2 times higher than the pristine TNS and several order higher when compared to Zn- and Al-doped TNSs. Improvement of the crystallinity degree, decrease in the defect density and the photogenerated electron and hole recombination, and increase of the oxygen vacancy in the AgTNS are found to be the key factors for the enhancement of the photocatalytic properties. This work provides a straightforward strategy for the preparation of high-energy (001) faceted, two-dimensional, hierarchical, and porous Ag-doped TNSs for potential use in photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical application.
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- Siti Khatijah Md
Saad
- Institute
of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute
of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
- E-mail: (A.A.U.)
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- Department
of Physics Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN), Batusangkar, 27213 West
Sumatra, Indonesia
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- School
of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Institute
of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute
of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Nanomaterials
Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate
School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8520 Japan
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Zhang F, Cheng Z, Cui L, Duan T, Anan A, Zhang C, Kang L. Controllable synthesis of Ag@TiO2 heterostructures with enhanced photocatalytic activities under UV and visible excitation. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra17762f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The proposed mechanism of photo-generated charge separation and migration process in the Ag/TiO2 nanoheterostructures under UV light.
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- Fanli Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
- School of Aerospace Engineering
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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- State grid jilin electric power compnay limited electric power research institute
- China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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Hou G, Cheng Z, Kang L, Xu X, Zhang F, Yang H. Controllable synthesis of CuS decorated TiO2nanofibers for enhanced photocatalysis. CrystEngComm 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ce00948k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cheng Z, Zhang F, Liu W, Cui L, Kang L. A novel preparation for a PVA/l-histidine/AgNPs membrane and its antibacterial property. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra08721j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The process of preparation for PVA/l-histidine/AgNPs membrane.
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- Zhiqiang Cheng
- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
- School of Aerospace Engineering
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Jilin Agriculture University
- Changchun 130118
- People's Republic of China
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Wei L, Yang Y, Xia X, Fan R, Su T, Shi Y, Yu J, Li L, Jiang Y. Band edge movement in dye sensitized Sm-doped TiO2 solar cells: a study by variable temperature spectroelectrochemistry. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra15815j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pure TiO2 and 8 at% Sm-doped TiO2 nanoparticles are prepared via a novel hydrolysis followed by a hydrothermal process at 473 K for 24 h and successfully used in the photoanode of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
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- Liguo Wei
- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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