Preparation, characterization and activity evaluation of heterostructure In2O3/In(OH)3 photocatalyst

In this paper, the heterostructure In2O3/In(OH)3 photocatalyst was prepared by programmed thermal treatment of In(OH)3 using In(NO3)3A.9H2O as the precursor. Various characterization methods such as X-ray power diffraction (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), Fourier transform infra...

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Published in:Journal of hazardous materials 2010-08, Vol.180 (1-3), p.735-740
Main Authors: Shifu, Chen, Xiaoling, Yu, Huaye, Zhang, Wei, Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Catalysis
Catalytic reactions
Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Diffraction
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Heterostructures
Hydroxyl radicals
Indium oxides
Morphology
Photocatalysis
Pollution
Reactors
Reflectance
Spectroscopy
Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry
Transmission electron microscopy
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Summary:In this paper, the heterostructure In2O3/In(OH)3 photocatalyst was prepared by programmed thermal treatment of In(OH)3 using In(NO3)3A.9H2O as the precursor. Various characterization methods such as X-ray power diffraction (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to investigate the structure, morphologies, and optical properties. Terephthalic acid was used as a probe molecule to detect the generation of hydroxyl radicals (OH) on the surface of UV-illuminated photocatalyst by a photoluminescence (PL) technique. The results showed that the photocatalytic activity of the heterostructure In2O3/In(OH)3 was higher than that of single In2O3 or In(OH)3. The increased photocatalytic activity may be attributed to the formation of the heterojunction between In2O3 and In(OH)3, which suppresses the recombination of photoexcited electrons-hole pairs.
ISSN:0304-3894
1873-3336
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.108