Effect of Heating Rate on the Photocatalytic Activity of Ag–TiO2 Nanocomposites by One-Step Process via Aerosol Routes

Abstract

Ag–TiO2 nanocomposite films, based of Ag and TiO2 nanoparticles, were fabricated in a one-step aerosol route employing the simultaneous plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition systems. The as-fabricated films were subjected to different heating rates (3 to 60 °C/min) with a constant annealing temperature of 600 °C to observe the significant changes in the properties (e.g., nanoparticle size, crystalline size, crystallite phase, surface area) toward the photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by the measurement of the degradation of a methylene blue aqueous solution under UV light irradiation, and the results revealed that it gradually increased with the increase in the heating rate, caused by the increased Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area and total pore volume.

Co-precipitation Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activity of Mn-doped SrTiO_3 for the Degradation of Methylene Blue Wastewater

“…According to the figure, the percentage of MB degradation ups and downs as the Mn concentration increases. Numerous aspects influence the activity of a photocatalyst, namely the crystallinity, crystal phase, particle size, surface area, and others that can be modified based on heat treatments or added materials or doping 2,31) . Based on the XRD results, all samples possess high crystallinity.…”