Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Cathodic Co-electrodeposition of Fe3+-doped TiO2 Thin Films
and Their Photocatalytic Activity under Visible Light

CAO Jiang-Lin 1, WU Zu-Cheng 1, CAO Fa-He 2, ZHANG Jian-Qing 2,3   

  1. 1. Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; 2. Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; 3. State Key Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection of Metals, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
  • Received:2006-06-08 Revised:2006-09-04 Published:2007-05-20 Online:2007-05-20

Abstract: A novel cathodic co-electrodeposition (CCED) method for the preparation of Fe 3+ -doped TiO 2 thin film (Fe-TiO 2) was studied. The thin film photocatalysts of Fe-TiO 2 containing different amounts of Fe 3+ were prepared by the
CCED, wet impregnation and sol-gel methods. The photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), specific surface area measurements, SEM-EDS and UV-vis absorption spectra. In the three types of photocatalysts, the photocatalysts obtained by CCED not only have a more homogeneous distribution of Fe 3+ , but also have the largerst specific surface area and the photodegradation activity than those obtained by the other two. In addition, the experimental results show that there is a synergetic effect of photosensitization and photocatalytic in RhB degradation.

Key words: co-electrodeposition, dope, TiO2 film, visible light

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