Influence of pH of sol-gel solution on phase composition and photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 under UV and visible light
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Abstract Nanocrystalline TiO 2 was prepared in the sol-gel method by hydrolysis of titanium (IV) isopropoxide (TIP) at the different pH: autogenic, pH = 10 (with ammonia solution) and pH = 3 (with acetic acid solution). The obtained materials were calcined at 400 °C. Time Resolved Microwave Conductivity (TRMC) analyses showed, that the highest lifetime of charge-carriers was obtained for sample prepared at pH = 10 calcined at 400 °C, which exhibited highly crystallised anatase phase and the lowest value of ς potential. Preparation of TiO 2 with an ammonia solution and its further calcination at 400 °C caused reduction of Ti 4+ to Ti 3+ in the bulk, narrowing of the band gap with formation of an extra band above the valence band of TiO 2 assigned to formed NO 2 2− species. Such prepared photocatalyst showed extended lifetime of free charges under UV irradiation in comparison with the other prepared samples and activity under visible light.
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OpenAlex topics: TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
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