The aim of my research is not material science, hence to sinthetize any material is a less than an ideal approach. I am looking for an already characterized material than I can easily obtain in the market.
Dear,
Currently Available photocatalyst in the market is Titanium Dioxide(TiO2), which is,
1. Highly Stable,
2. Low Cost,
3. Biocompatibility &
4. Chemically inert to environment
However, Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) has some drawbacks for using it as photocatalytic field, which are given below.
1. It has wider bandgap energy (~3.2e.V), i.e. it can work only under ultraviolet region (
Thank you Samir. I did not find any other product easily. Just read in a book that the commercial offer might be nonexistent as of now, since the benefits haven't been as good as needed. I am not exactly thrilled about material synthesis, but probably I'm out of options.
you can easily find TiO2 and ZnO but they have a large band gap approx 3.2 e.V
Yes Alaa, but they are not defined as visble light active due to that reason
Dear Felipe! Some years ago we made a work on TiO2 doping for enhansment of sensitivity to visible light. There was a paper DOI: · 10.3103/S0027134913050160 and a patent. Now You can find enough papers on the doping of TiO2 or ZnO nanoparticles with different dopants to encrease the sensitivity to visible light. Some of the doping methods are aplicable to the commercially available TiO2 and ZnO.
The paper was named: "The optoelectronic properties of nitrogen- and carbon-doped nanocrystalline titania".
Patent: RU 142091-U1
Thank you for your helpful answer dear V. B. Zaytsev. I will need to look into it to realize what it does encompass. The facility I am located at lacks the equipment needed to properly characterize materials, also do i lack thorough knowledge about the subject. Once I learn a little more, I might be approved to perform the procedure.
Commercial TiO2 and ZnO can be utilized as an efficient photocatalysts. However, pure TiO2 and ZnO is UV light active. Proper modifications has to be done in order to enhance their visible light response.
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