Visible light responsive TiO₂ modification with nonmetal elements

Abstract

Developing visible light responsive (VLR) TiO₂ photocatalysts is essential and attractive for the consideration of solar energy utilization. A large amount of work have shown TiO₂ modified with several nonmetal elements having VLR performance, although according to DFT calculation, Asahi denied the VLR properties of fluorine, carbon, etc. in doping TiO₂. Therefore, the origins of VLR activity desire further delicate discussion. In this mini-review, several strategies for VLR TiO₂ modification have been introduced, including N doping or B/N codoping, surface modification with sensitizing matter such as carbonaceous or other organic substances, surface alkoxyls modification via a ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) process, and enhanced dye sensitization by fluorine modification. Besides doping, there are much more approaches to fabricate VLR TiO₂ modified with nonmetal elements. However, it is still in demand to explore new methods to obtain more stable and efficient VLR TiO₂ for practical application.

Keywords

visible light / modified / doping / TiO₂ / photocatalysis / sensitization / ligand-to-metal charge transfer

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20907031), the State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Dong Hua University (Grant No. LK0907) and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 20090073120042).

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