Abstract
Nitrogen-doped nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 powders with different nitrogen-doping concentrations were synthesized at 150°C and held for 2 h under an initial pressure of 3 MPa by the mild hydrothermal method with no postheat treatment. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results confirmed that substitutional and interstitial nitrogen coexisted in the TiO2 lattice and formed Ti–N and Ti–O–N linkages, respectively. The visible light absorption of nitrogen-doped TiO2 in the wavelength 400 ∼ 550 nm was greatly enhanced compared with that of un-doped TiO2. Both optical absorption and photocatalytic efficiency were elevated with increased nitrogen-doping concentration.
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