SnO-decorated TiO 2 nanoparticle with enhanced photocatalytic performance for methylene blue degradation

Jae Kwon Lee, Yoon Kee Kim, Byung Joon Choi, Taek Mo Chung, Jeong Hwan Han

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Abstract

P-type tin monoxide (SnO) decorated TiO 2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by the powder atomic layer deposition (p-ALD) method in a fluidized bed reactor at 150–250 °C. Successful deposition of SnO on a TiO 2 surface was realized using a precursor combination of Sn(dmamp) 2 and H 2 O as Sn source and reactant, respectively. Prepared SnO/TiO 2 nanoparticles were characterized by XRF, XPS, XRD, and TEM-EDS. Formation of a p-SnO/n-TiO 2 heterojunction resulted in improved photocatalytic methylene blue degradation performance compared to using a TiO 2 photocatalyst, which might be attributed to facile separation of photo-induced electron-hole pairs as well as to increased UV/visible light absorption by adopting a narrow bandgap SnO.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1089-1092
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume480
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 2019

Keywords

  • Methylene blue (MB) degradation
  • Photocatalyst
  • Powder atomic layer deposition (P-ALD)
  • SnO
  • TiO

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