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Photocatalytic activity of MTiO3 (M = Ca, Ni, and Zn) nanocrystals for water decomposition to hydrogen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2014

Shuai Liu ,
Yang Qu ,
Rong Li ,
Guofeng Wang  and
Ying Li
Shuai Liu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Yang Qu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Rong Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Guofeng Wang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Ying Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: wanggf75@gmail.com
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Abstract

MTiO3 (M = Ca, Ni, and Zn) nanocrystals were prepared via a facile ethylene glycol-mediated synthesis route followed by calcination in air. The structures and morphologies of nanocrystals were characterized by x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The results indicated that CaTiO3 and NiTiO3 are orthorhombic phase, while the ZnTiO3 is orthorhombic phase. The activity of the CaTiO3 nanocrystals for water splitting into H2 was obviously higher than those of the NiTiO3 and ZnTiO3 nanocrystals, which could be attributed to the more negative conduction band position of CaTiO3 than NiTiO3 and ZnTiO3. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller system-based surface areas of samples are 19.03, 21.13, and 4.17 m2/g for CaTiO3, NiTiO3, and ZnTiO3 nanocrystals, respectively. In addition, the activity of the CaTiO3 nanocrystals increased with increase in the sintering temperature of samples.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 29 , Issue 11 , 14 June 2014 , pp. 1295 - 1301
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