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Preparation, characterization and enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ni2+ doped titania under solar light

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Central European Journal of Chemistry

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Anatase TiO2 was prepared by sol-gel method through the hydrolysis of TiCl4. Ni2+ was doped into the TiO2 matrix in the concentration range of 0.02 to 0.1 at.% and characterized by various analytical techniques. Powder X-ray diffraction revealed only anatase phase for all the samples, while diffuse reflectance spectral studies indicated a red shift in the band gap absorption to the visible region. The photocatalytic activities of these photocatalysts were probed for the degradation of methyl orange under natural solar light. The photocatalyst with optimum doping of 0.08 at.% Ni2+, showed enhanced activity, which is attributed to: (i) effective separation of charge carriers and (ii) large red shift in the band gap to visible region. The influence of crystallite size and dopant concentration on the charge carrier trapping — recombination dynamics is investigated.

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    L. Gomathi Devi, Nagaraju Kottam, S. Girish Kumar & K. Eraiah Rajashekhar

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Gomathi Devi, L., Kottam, N., Girish Kumar, S. et al. Preparation, characterization and enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ni2+ doped titania under solar light. cent.eur.j.chem. 8, 142–148 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11532-009-0115-y

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