Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 7, Issue 10, 956(2009)

Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by nano-TiO2 thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering

Fanming Meng1,2,3, Ling Cao1,3, Xueping Song1,3, and Zhaoqi Sun1,3
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  • 1School of Physics and Materials Science, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
  • 3Anhui Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, China
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    Nano-TiO<sub>2</sub> thin films are deposited by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering using TiO<sub>2</sub> ceramic target and characterized by X-ray diffractometer, atomic force microscope, and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer. The photocatalytic activity is evaluated by light-induced degradation of methyl orange solutions (5, 10, and 20 ppm) using a high pressure mercury lamp as the light source. The film is amorphous, and its energy gap is 3.02 eV. The photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange solution is the first-order reaction and the apparent reaction rate constants are 0.00369, 0.0024, and 0.00151 for the methyl orange solution concentrations of 5, 10, and 20 ppm, respectively.

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    Fanming Meng, Ling Cao, Xueping Song, Zhaoqi Sun. Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by nano-TiO2 thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(10): 956

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    Received: Dec. 31, 2008

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 16, 2009

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    DOI:10.3788/COL20090710.0956

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