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- The study focuses on creating an affordable and efficient photocatalyst, specifically an N-doped TiO with a Cu cocatalyst, aimed at enhancing photocatalysis technology for indoor light applications.
- Advanced techniques like transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirm the successful deposition of Cu nanocrystals on the N-doped TiO surface, which improves light absorption and reduces electron-hole separation.
- The new Cu-loaded N-TiO photocatalyst shows effective performance in breaking down isopropanol and disinfecting under household white LED light, indicating its potential use in improving indoor air quality.
Article Abstract
Developing efficient and cheap photocatalysts that are sensitive to indoor light is promising for the practical application of photocatalysis technology. Here, N-doped TiO photocatalyst with loaded Cu crystalline cocatalyst is synthesized by a simple one-pot method. The structure is confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, which exhibit that Cu metal nanocrystalline is uniformly deposited on the surface of N-doped TiO material. UV-Vis absorption spectra illustrate that the modified samples possess favorable visible light absorption properties and suppressed-electron hole separation. The as-fabricated Cu-loaded N-TiO materials show high activity in photocatalytic decomposing isopropanol and inactivating under the irradiation of a household white LED lamp. The developed synthetic strategy and photocatalytic materials reported here are promising for indoor environment purification.
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