Optical, Morphological and Microstructural Investigation of TiO2 nanoparticles for Photocatalytic application

Iranian Journal of Catalysis

مقاله 1، دوره 11، شماره 1، خرداد 2021، صفحه 1-11   

نوع مقاله: Articles

نویسندگان

B. Manikandan¹؛ K. R. Murali²؛ Rita John^{* 1}

¹Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Madras, Chennai-600 025, India

²Electrochemical Material Science Division, CSIR- Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India

چکیده

Enriched characteristics like porosity, stability and specific surface area assist TiO₂ to find extensive applications in photocatalysis, dye sensitized solar cell, and sensors. TiO₂ semiconductor was prepared using titanyl acetylacetonate and characterized by XRD, FTIR, Raman, UV-Vis, FESEM, EDX, and DLS. XRD result confirmed the tetragonal structured anatase TiO₂ semiconductor. Scherrer formula is used to calculate crystallite size and the obtained value is 6.81 nm. Microstrain, stress, energy density, and crystallite size are calculated using W-H model. The absorption peak of TiO₂ is observed at 652.11 cm^-1 from FTIR spectrum and authenticated the anatase TiO₂ semiconductor. The UV absorption edge is identified at 365 nm and the bandgap is calculated from the Kubelka-Munk equation using Tauc plot. Raman spectrum show bands at 140,197, 395, 512, and 635 cm^-1 and these peaks confirmed the presence of the anatase TiO₂ stretching mode. FESEM micrographs exhibited agglomerated spherical morphology and the particle size was further analysed using DLS study. The elemental compositions were identified in the EDX analysis. The obtained spectrum showed 55.88 Wt% of O and 44.12 Wt% of Ti atoms. The prepared anatase TiO₂ semiconductor indicated enhanced catalytic behaviour. The rate constants and half life time are related to crystallite size using mathematical relation. It is found that the degradation process varies with crystallite size. 

کلیدواژه‌ها

TiO2, Sol-Gel؛ XRD؛ Strain؛ UV-Vis؛ Photocatalysis

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