Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Photosensitized Degradation Activity of Dye by Fe-doped TiO2 Nanocrystals
Synthesize via Gas Combustion Flames

ZHAO Yin, LI Chun-Zhong, LIU Xiu-Hong   

  1. Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • Received:2006-12-12 Revised:2007-01-31 Published:2007-11-20 Online:2007-11-20

Abstract: Fe3+ doped TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by diffusion flame method. The activity of Fe-TiO2 nanoparticles on the photodegradation of RhB was investigated under visible light irradiation. And the photosensitized degradation mechanism was elaborated to demonstrate the improved photocatalytic activity of F-doped TiO2 nanoparticles. The best of photocatalytic activity of 0.12mol% Fe3+ doped TiO2 nanoparticles are attributed to the charge-transfer transition from 3d orbital of Fe3+ to the conduction band of TiO2 under visible light irradiation, which can lead to effectively hpotocatalytic reaction.

Key words: flame coumbustion, titanium dioxide, nanocrystals, Fe3+ doped, photocatalysis

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