P-N junction mechanism on improved NiO/TiO2 photocatalyst

Cha Jung Chen; Chi Hung Liao; Kai Chien Hsu; Yi Ting Wu; Jeffrey C.S. Wu

doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2011.05.009

P-N junction mechanism on improved NiO/TiO₂ photocatalyst

Cha Jung Chen, Chi Hung Liao, Kai Chien Hsu, Yi Ting Wu, Jeffrey C.S. Wu

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Abstract

The composite photocatalyst comprising p-type NiO and n-type TiO ₂ showed improved photoactivity due to the inhibition of electron-hole recombination. A series of P-N junction photocatalysts, NiO/TiO₂, were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation. The photocatalysts were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, XRD and XPS. The photoactivity of photocatalysts was tested by the degradation of methylene blue. The results showed that 0.5 wt.% NiO/TiO₂ had the highest activity as compared with TiO₂. A P-N junction mechanism was proposed and verified that the photocurrent could be enhanced under forward bias in the NiO/TiO₂ film. The photoactivity enhancement is attributed to P-N junction and co-catalyst effects.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1307-1310
Number of pages	4
Journal	Catalysis Communications
Volume	12
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2011.05.009
State	Published - Aug 15 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the National Science Council of Taiwan for financial support of this research under contracts NSC 99-2923-E-002-002-MY2 and NSC 99-2120-M-002-012 .

Keywords

NiO
P-N junction
Photocatalysis
TiO

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