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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 35, Number 8
BKCSDE 35(8)
August 20, 2014

Title	Synthesis of Praseodymium-Doped TiO₂ Nanocatalysts by Sol-Microwave and Their Photocatalytic Activity Study
Author	Huang Fengping*, Wang Shuai, Zhang Shuang, Fan Yingge, Li Chunxue, Wang Chuang, Liu Chun
Keywords	Nano-TiO₂, Praseodymium doped, Photocatalyst, Nanoparticle, Methyl orange
Abstract	The praseodymium-doped TiO2 photocatalyst samples, which could degrade methyl orange under UV irradiation, were prepared by sol-microwave method for improving the photocatalytic activity of TiO2. The resulting materials were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectra, Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) and Ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-vis DRS). It was found Pr doping retarded the growth of crystalline size and the phase transformation from anatase to rutile, and narrowed the band gap energy. Praseodymium doping brought about remarkable improvement in the photoactivity. The optimal dopant amount of Pr was 2% by molar of cement and the calcination temperature was 500 oC for the best photocatalytic activity. The improvement of photocatalytic activity was ascribed to the occurrence of lattice distortion and the effective containment of the recombination of the electron-hole by Pr3+.
Page	2512 - 2518
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